# Static Files { #static-files }

You can serve static files automatically from a directory using `StaticFiles`.

## Use `StaticFiles` { #use-staticfiles }

* Import `StaticFiles`.
* "Mount" a `StaticFiles()` instance in a specific path.

{* ../../docs_src/static_files/tutorial001.py hl[2,6] *}

/// note | Technical Details

You could also use `from starlette.staticfiles import StaticFiles`.

```

This is because uploaded files are sent as "form data".

///

## Import `File` { #import-file }

Import `File` and `UploadFile` from `fastapi`:

{* ../../docs_src/request_files/tutorial001_an_py39.py hl[3] *}

## Define `File` Parameters { #define-file-parameters }

Create file parameters the same way you would for `Body` or `Form`:

{* ../../docs_src/request_files/tutorial001_an_py39.py hl[9] *}

/// info

# Request Forms and Files { #request-forms-and-files }

You can define files and form fields at the same time using `File` and `Form`.

/// info

To receive uploaded files and/or form data, first install <a href="https://github.com/Kludex/python-multipart" class="external-link" target="_blank">`python-multipart`</a>.

Make sure you create a [virtual environment](../virtual-environments.md){.internal-link target=_blank}, activate it, and then install it, for example:

        Files.createDirectory(testuser2Dir);

        Files.writeString(usersDir.resolve("file1.txt"), "file1");
        Path dir1 = usersDir.resolve("dir1");
        Files.createDirectory(dir1);
        Files.writeString(dir1.resolve("file2.txt"), "file2");
        Path dir2 = dir1.resolve("dir2");
        Files.createDirectory(dir2);
        Files.writeString(dir2.resolve("file3.txt"), "file3");
        Path dir3 = usersDir.resolve("dir3");

        }

        // Test basic properties
        assertTrue(file.exists(), "File should exist");
        assertTrue(file.canRead(), "File should be readable");
        assertTrue(file.canWrite(), "File should be writable");
        assertEquals(content.length(), file.length(), "File length should match");

        // Test timestamps
        long lastModified = file.lastModified();

		}
		if len(files) > 1 || strings.HasSuffix(files[0], ".zip") {
			ndjson = true
		}

		toPrint := make([]string, 0, 16)
		for _, file := range files {
			var r io.Reader
			var sz int64
			switch file {
			case "-":
				r = os.Stdin
			default:
				f, err := os.Open(file)
				if err != nil {
					return err
				}
				if st, err := f.Stat(); err == nil {

    - name: Get file changes
      id: get_file_changes
      uses: trilom/file-changes-action@a6ca26c14274c33b15e6499323aac178af06ad4b # v1.2.4
      with:
        output: ' '
    - name: Report list of changed files
      run: |
        echo Changed files: ${{ steps.get_file_changes.outputs.files }}
    - name: Set up Python 3.9

By default, those files are served from a <abbr title="Content Delivery Network: A service, normally composed of several servers, that provides static files, like JavaScript and CSS. It's commonly used to serve those files from the server closer to the client, improving performance.">CDN</abbr>.

But it's possible to customize it, you can set a specific CDN, or serve the files yourself.

	}
	if err != nil {
		return ListObjectsV2Info{}, err
	}

	files, err := zipindex.DeserializeFiles(zipInfo)
	if err != nil {
		return ListObjectsV2Info{}, err
	}

	sort.Slice(files, func(i, j int) bool {
		return files[i].Name < files[j].Name
	})

	var (
		count           int
		isTruncated     bool
		nextToken       string

* `/bin`
* `/usr/sbin`
* `/sbin`

////

//// tab | Windows

```plaintext
C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts;C:\Program Files\Python312;C:\Windows\System32
```

This means that the system should look for programs in the directories:

* `C:\Program Files\Python312\Scripts`
* `C:\Program Files\Python312`
* `C:\Windows\System32`

////