old_contents: import os
  import shutil
  
  from django.test import TestCase
  from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
  from django.conf import settings
  
  from storages.backends.hashpath import HashPathStorage
  
  
  class HashPathStorageTest(TestCase):
  
      def setUp(self):
          self.storage = HashPathStorage()
          
          # make sure the profile upload folder exists
          if not os.path.exists(settings.MEDIA_ROOT):
              os.makedirs(settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
              
      def tearDown(self):
          # remove uploaded profile picture
          if os.path.exists(settings.MEDIA_ROOT):
              shutil.rmtree(settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
  
      def test_save_same_file(self):
          """
          saves a file twice, the file should only be stored once, because the
          content/hash is the same
          """
          
          path_1 = self.storage.save('test', ContentFile('new content'))
          
          path_2 = self.storage.save('test', ContentFile('new content'))
  
          self.assertEqual(path_1, path_2)
  
new_contents: import os
  import shutil
  
  from django.test import TestCase
  from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
  from django.conf import settings
  
  from storages.backends.hashpath import HashPathStorage
  
  TEST_PATH_PREFIX = 'django-storages-test'
  
  
  class HashPathStorageTest(TestCase):
  
      def setUp(self):
          self.test_path = os.path.join(settings.MEDIA_ROOT, TEST_PATH_PREFIX)
          self.storage = HashPathStorage(location=self.test_path)
  
          # make sure the profile upload folder exists
          if not os.path.exists(self.test_path):
              os.makedirs(self.test_path)
  
      def tearDown(self):
          # remove uploaded profile picture
          if os.path.exists(self.test_path):
              shutil.rmtree(self.test_path)
  
      def test_save_same_file(self):
          """
          saves a file twice, the file should only be stored once, because the
          content/hash is the same
          """
          
          path_1 = self.storage.save('test', ContentFile('new content'))
          
          path_2 = self.storage.save('test', ContentFile('new content'))
  
          self.assertEqual(path_1, path_2)
  
subject: Make HashPathStorage tests safe.