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API V2 Modified date for specific revision of a file in Python
Hi,
I am trying to get the metadata for a specific revision of a file,
with V1 I used to do:
metadata = client.metadata(FileName, list=False, file_limit=1, hash=None, rev=revN, include_deleted=False)
then I had it in "metadata['modified']".
Now I can only see how to download a particular revision or get the metadata for the last N (up to 100) revisions of a file. What if I have more than 100 versions?
P.S.
How I can specify the revision in the path, as the SDK states for "file_download"?
files_download(path, rev=None)
Download a file from a user’s Dropbox.
Parameters • path (str) – The path of the file to download.
• rev (Nullable) – Deprecated. Please specify revision in path instead.
In this example, you would call like this:
dbx.files_download('rev:2bc3d561afc23')You don't need to specify the file path itself. You just need the "rev:abc123" format. The rev string actually identifies the file without the use of the path.
- Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
API v2 only supports listing up to 100 revisions, but I'll pass this along as a feature request for more.
To specify a particular revision in the `path` parameter, you should use a string like "rev:abc123" where abc123 is the rev string for the revision you want.Hi Greg, yes being able to go back more than 100 revision I believe will be something very nice to have.
Regarding the files_download, passing the revision inside the path, I tried this (and lots of different combinations):
dbx.files_download(FileName + "?rev:u'2bc3d561afc23'")
but it gives me an error, however
dbx.files_download(FileName)
retrieves the latest file (as expected).
Moreover
dbx.files_download(FileName,u'2bc3d561afc23')
retrieves the version I was looking for, so the revision string is correct.
Am I missing something?
I am tring to follow the guide not to implement something that will soon be deprecated.
Thanks,
Marco- Greg-DB
In this example, you would call like this:
dbx.files_download('rev:2bc3d561afc23')You don't need to specify the file path itself. You just need the "rev:abc123" format. The rev string actually identifies the file without the use of the path.
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