//  [python]
def upload():
    if not config.config_uploading:
        abort(404)
    if request.method == 'POST' and 'btn-upload' in request.files:
        for requested_file in request.files.getlist("btn-upload"):
            try:
                modif_date = False
                # create the function for sorting...
                calibre_db.update_title_sort(config)
                calibre_db.session.connection().connection.connection.create_function('uuid4', 0, lambda: str(uuid4()))

                meta, error = file_handling_on_upload(requested_file)
                if error:
                    return error

                db_book, input_authors, title_dir, renamed_authors = create_book_on_upload(modif_date, meta)

                # Comments needs book id therefore only possible after flush
                modif_date |= edit_book_comments(Markup(meta.description).unescape(), db_book)

                book_id = db_book.id
                title = db_book.title
                if config.config_use_google_drive:
                    helper.upload_new_file_gdrive(book_id,
                                                  input_authors[0],
                                                  renamed_authors,
                                                  title,
                                                  title_dir,
                                                  meta.file_path,
                                                  meta.extension.lower())
                else:
                    error = helper.update_dir_structure(book_id,
                                                        config.config_calibre_dir,
                                                        input_authors[0],
                                                        meta.file_path,
                                                        title_dir + meta.extension.lower(),
                                                        renamed_author=renamed_authors)

                move_coverfile(meta, db_book)

                # save data to database, reread data
                calibre_db.session.commit()

                if config.config_use_google_drive:
                    gdriveutils.updateGdriveCalibreFromLocal()
                if error:
                    flash(error, category="error")
                link = '<a href="{}">{}</a>'.format(url_for('web.show_book', book_id=book_id), escape(title))
                uploadText = _(u"File %(file)s uploaded", file=link)
                WorkerThread.add(current_user.name, TaskUpload(uploadText, escape(title)))

                if len(request.files.getlist("btn-upload")) < 2:
                    if current_user.role_edit() or current_user.role_admin():
                        resp = {"location": url_for('editbook.edit_book', book_id=book_id)}
                        return Response(json.dumps(resp), mimetype='application/json')
                    else:
                        resp = {"location": url_for('web.show_book', book_id=book_id)}
                        return Response(json.dumps(resp), mimetype='application/json')
            except (OperationalError, IntegrityError) as e:
                calibre_db.session.rollback()
                log.error_or_exception("Database error: {}".format(e))
                flash(_(u"Database error: %(error)s.", error=e.orig), category="error")
        return Response(json.dumps({"location": url_for("web.index")}), mimetype='application/json')