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socket.timeout: The write operation timed out
Hi, I am trying to uload a single file based on the example code from here: https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python/blob/master/example/back-up-and-restore/backup-and-restore-example.py ...
Thanks! The single files_upload method used in that sample is only meant for files up to 150 MB in size. That isn't necessarily a strict limit though, so files larger than that may or may not fail, and it may be inconsistent across different machines/network connections. For large files, you'll need to switch to upload sessions.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffHow big is the file you're trying to upload when this occurs? The sample doesn't use upload sessions, so it can only handle small files. If you need it to support large files, you'll need to update it to use upload sessions.
Otherwise, this might just indicate transient server/network issues. If you're still seeing this, there may be something interfering with your connection. Do you have anything on that network connection, e.g., firewall or proxy, that may be preventing your app from successfully connecting to the Dropbox servers?
The file is 250-300MB. As mentioned, it worked on my Mac on which I tested the script first with the same file. The datapath is identical and local firewall on the windows server is switched off
- Greg-DB
Thanks! The single files_upload method used in that sample is only meant for files up to 150 MB in size. That isn't necessarily a strict limit though, so files larger than that may or may not fail, and it may be inconsistent across different machines/network connections. For large files, you'll need to switch to upload sessions.
Tried with a smaller file and it worked.
With that error messages it never occured to me that filsize might be the issue.
Many thanks for your support!
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