Downloading File using frappe.local.response

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I am trying to download a file stored on the server using the following:

In PY:

@frappe.whitelist()
def download_test():
	frappe.local.response.filename = "test.txt"
	with open("/tmp/test.txt", "rb") as fileobj:
		filedata = fileobj.read()
	frappe.local.response.filecontent = filedata
	frappe.local.response.type = "download"

In JS:

frappe.call({
	method: "frappe.mypyfile.download_test",
	args: {

	},
	callback: function(r) {
		
	}
});

I get a “Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token” error.

But if I run:

window.open("/api/method/frappe.mypyfile.download_test");

It works…

I’m quite stumped here, does anyone know why frappe.local.response does not work on an active window and requires it to be launched via a new window?

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@bohlian frappe.call expect a JSON object! window.open is the nice approach!

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