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Flya's avatar
Flya
Explorer | Level 4
9 years ago
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Malformed file when uploading excel file with python sdk

Hi there,

I get a malformed file when I try upload a simple excel file with python sdk

my code looks like:

xls = 'Path\\xxxxx.xlsx'		
	try:
		with open(xls, 'r') as upxls:
			dbx.files_upload(upxlsx.read(),'/test.xlsx', mode=dropbox.files.WriteMode("overwrite"))
     except Exception as e:
	    print e

Is there a bug in my code or the dropbox python module?

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    9 years ago
    You probably need to use open(xls, 'rb') instead of open(xls, 'r'). (Note the 'b' in the mode.) Try that out and let me know if it doesn't help.

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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    Icon for Dropbox Community Moderator rankDropbox Community Moderator
    9 years ago
    You probably need to use open(xls, 'rb') instead of open(xls, 'r'). (Note the 'b' in the mode.) Try that out and let me know if it doesn't help.
  • LiamGM's avatar
    LiamGM
    New member | Level 2
    8 years ago

    Having the same issue, using the same code OP uses and I tried open(xls,'rb') but it's still coming out as corrupted. Any ideas how to sort it?

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