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tronclue
Explorer | Level 4
3 years ago

Error downloading files using the dropbox library in python

Hi, I am trying to access the files in my shared folder (which I mount) using the python library. I keep getting the following error - dropbox.exceptions.BadInputError: BadInputError('xxxxxxxx', 'E...
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tronclue
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I am using the dropbox API. To be specific, I am using the function:

dropbox.dropbox_client.Dropbox.files_download(path = xxx)

I was able to get the list the files using the Dropbox object but downloading caused errors while using the same object. I've also tried it with a new oauth token, but no progress on that end.

 

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Jay
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3 years ago
Thanks for the info, I'll move this thread to the appropriate forum for more specialist support.

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