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Flya
8 years agoExplorer | Level 4
Malformed file when uploading excel file with python sdk
Hi there, I get a malformed file when I try upload a simple excel file with python sdk my code looks like: xls = 'Path\\xxxxx.xlsx'
try:
with open(xls, 'r') as upxls:
dbx.files_upload(upxl...
- 8 years agoYou probably need to use open(xls, 'rb') instead of open(xls, 'r'). (Note the 'b' in the mode.) Try that out and let me know if it doesn't help.
LiamGM
New member | Level 2
Having the same issue, using the same code OP uses and I tried open(xls,'rb') but it's still coming out as corrupted. Any ideas how to sort it?
Greg-DB
7 years agoDropbox Staff
LiamGM Please open a new thread with more details on the issue you're seeing so we can take a look.
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