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authentication error
Following is the the code from dropbox tutorials
from dropbox.client import DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect, DropboxClient
from dropbox import rest as dbrest
auth_flow = DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect('r********', 'r***********')
authorize_url = auth_flow.start()
print ('1. Go to: ' + authorize_url)
print ('2. Click \'Allow\' (you might have to log in first).')
print ('3. Copy the authorization code.')
auth_code = input('Enter the authorization code here: ')
try:
access_token, user_id = auth_flow.finish(auth_code)
except (dbrest.ErrorResponse) as e:
print('Error: %s' % (e,))
c = DropboxClient(access_token)
i get the following response
Error: [400] 'invalid_client' Traceback (most recent call last):
File "test2.py", line 17, in c = DropboxClient(access_token) NameError: name 'access_token' is not defined
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Hi - did you create a new app in the App Console? https://www.dropbox.com/developers/apps
Are you then using the correct app key and app secret when setting up yourDropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect?yes all those steps are perfectly ok. i created the app and got the app and secret keys from there, passed the keys to DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect. after i got the url, i copied it and paste the link in browser to allow and got the code there. I copied the code from website and paste it on the screen asking for authentication key. but finish() generates an error that key is invalid.
It could be an issue with extra whitespace when copying the access token from the web browser.
It may help to print out the full error body like so:
try: access_token, user_id = flow.finish(code) except dropbox.rest.ErrorResponse as err: print err.bodyError:
Go to: https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth2/authorize?client_id=r27dk6ovnuj2u58&r esponse_type=code 2. Click 'Allow' (you might have to log in first). 3. Copy the authorization code. Enter the authorization code here: CuItA**************** (a 43 digit number) CuIt**************** (a 43 digit number) {'error_description': 'Invalid client_id or client_secret', 'error': 'invalid_client'} Traceback (most recent call last): File "test2.py", line 17, in <module> c = DropboxClient(access_token) NameError: name 'access_token' is not defined
Steve M.Dropbox Staff
My guess would be that your app secret is incorrect. Make sure that the app secret you're using in your code (the second parameter to the
DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirectconstructor) matches the one found on the app console.Yes, when I had this issue the app secret was incorrect. Dropbox's page with the app secret won't let you copy it to your clipboard! :( Originally my app_key and app_secret were the same because it didn't copy correctly and didn't cause an error.
You have to type the app_secret manually into your code and hope you don't make a mistake and/or check it 10 times.
- Steve M.
Alison, can you explain what you mean when you say "Dropbox's page with the app secret won't let you copy it to your clipboard?" What exactly did you try and what issue did you run into? (And what OS and browser were you using?)
For me, I just need to click the "show" button to reveal the secret, and then I can highlight it and copy it like any other text on the page.
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