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API Lock Files Batch works for some files and then stops working
Hi, we have build a script which locks files in the dropbox. For a big amount of roughly 100.000 files it works great. We have split the data in chunks of 2500 files, so that the API works. Doin...
Hi E_Fuks,
If you don't receive any error because of big files number ("too_many_files"), better keep lock the files in one call (or as fewer calls as possible). Every call needs time to get GIL ownership, that's why your algorithm gets slow down and increase Dropbox server loads. Seems like mistake in the call response, since an error 'too_many_write_operations' better represent the situation. If you receive such error, repeat the call after exponential growing delay as many times as needed.
Hope this helps.
Thanks, that was also my initial thought. But we get a error argument list too long using 5000 files or more.
That's why we dropped the quantity of files.
E_Fuks wrote:... For a big amount of roughly 100.000 files it works great. ...
E_Fuks wrote:... But we get a error argument list too long using 5000 files or more. ...
Don't you contradict to yourself? 😁
Anyway... When and if the files count is too big, just decrease it. When and if overload happens, just delay and repeat the call and, if need, increase exponentially the delay. 😉 That's it.
Good luck.
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