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Setting Metadata on files - Python API
Hello! I've just started using the Dropbox Python API, but am a bit confused on how to add custom metadata to new or exists files. I've tried to defined my own PropertyGroup with the data stored ...
Thanks for following up. I'm glad to hear you already sorted most of this out.
- The PropertyType.other option is just a catch-all for forwards compatibility with any potential new PropertyType fields. It's not actually something you can use as an alternative to PropertyType.string. Currently the Dropbox API only supports the string type. What other data type in particular would you be looking to use? I'll be happy to pass it along as a feature request.
- You can change the property values on an existing file without re-uploading it. To do so, you would use the file_properties_properties_update method and/or the file_properties_properties_overwrite method. (Be sure to read the documentation for information on the difference between the two.)
Thanks for pointing a few things out that I seem to have overlooked. The freezing up, ended up being due to wrong formatting and an incorrect unique id for the custom string template - now sourced correctly using the following code:
template = dropbox.file_properties.PropertyFieldTemplate(name="MyTemplate", description="description",type=dropbox.file_properties.PropertyType.string)
my_template_id = dbx.file_properties_templates_add_for_user("MyTemplate","description",[template]).template_id
data = dropbox.file_properties.PropertyField(name='MyTemplate', value='foobar')- Regarding the PropertyFieldTemplate the available types seems to be either 'string' or 'other'. Just curious, how you would use the PropertyType 'other' to store data?
- Can property group data be altered on uploaded files or does it have to be added as part an upload process?
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffThanks for following up. I'm glad to hear you already sorted most of this out.
- The PropertyType.other option is just a catch-all for forwards compatibility with any potential new PropertyType fields. It's not actually something you can use as an alternative to PropertyType.string. Currently the Dropbox API only supports the string type. What other data type in particular would you be looking to use? I'll be happy to pass it along as a feature request.
- You can change the property values on an existing file without re-uploading it. To do so, you would use the file_properties_properties_update method and/or the file_properties_properties_overwrite method. (Be sure to read the documentation for information on the difference between the two.)
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