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Mobistudios A.'s avatar
Mobistudios A.
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11 years ago

Python error when setting up access for my App to Dropbox account

Hi, I'm new to this and need some help with setting up access with my Dropbox app to a Dropbox account using Python. When running the code I get the error shown below. I have inserted the app and ...
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Steve M.'s avatar
Steve M.
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11 years ago

Change the name of your Python file. When you do import dropbox, Python is first noticing the file dropbox.py in the current directory and trying to import that. What you want it to actually do is import the Dropbox SDK, so rename your Python file to something other than dropbox.py, and things should work.

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