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harrycallard
4 years agoNew member | Level 2
Can't download file using files_download_to_file
This is really starting to be a pain.
I can't seem to get the correct directory of my file. I'm trying to download a file from my DB using the files_download_to_file() function.
I'm trying to...
kylea
4 years agoDropbox Staff
This is the Python SDK, correct?
calling print(dbx.files_list_folder("")) will show the full ListFolderResult object.
To iterate over the results and print just the path, you'll want something like this:
res = dbx.files_list_folder("")
for entry in res.entries:
print(entry.path_lower)
That will return valid paths that you can use with the files_download_to_file call.
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