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tronclue
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4 years ago

Error downloading files using the dropbox library in python

Hi, I am trying to access the files in my shared folder (which I mount) using the python library. I keep getting the following error - dropbox.exceptions.BadInputError: BadInputError('xxxxxxxx', 'E...
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Greg-DB
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4 years ago

Thanks for the report. This doesn't seem to reproduce for me though, so can you share:

  • the version number of the Python SDK you're using
  • the rest of the relevant code, e.g., how you're building your 'Dropbox' client object (but don't include your access/refresh token)
  • a sample 'path' value
  • several sample request IDs for these failures (the random 32 character string shown in the error object)

Feel free to open an API ticket if you'd prefer to share privately.

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