def addUser(request): ''' takes in user information and adds it to the database upload images as files in your post request :param request: :return: nothing ''' username = request.POST.get('username', '') password = request.POST.get('password', '') user = Account() user.first_name = request.POST.get('first_name', '') user.last_name = request.POST.get('last_name', '') user.email = request.POST.get('email', '') user.username = username user.about_me = request.POST.get('about_me', '') user.password = password user.profile_image = request.FILES.get('profile') user.cover_image = request.FILES.get('cover') #create user secret key m = hashlib.md5() user.friends = json.dumps(request.POST.get('friends', [])) #list of usernames user.history = json.dumps(request.POST.get('history', [])) #list of civi's visited user.awards = json.dumps(request.POST.get('awards', [])) #list of user awards m.update("{username}{password}{int}".format(username=user.username, password=password, int=random.randint(0, sys.maxint))) secret_key = m.hexdigest() user.secret_key= secret_key user.save() try: user.save() except Exception as e: return JsonResponse({'result': e}) return JsonResponse({'status': 200, 'result': user.secret_key})