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Nathan P.9
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9 years ago

Python files_search return empty?

Not sure what's happening but I'm working on a little python tool to look up a file by name in a given dropbox. I can do a files_list_folder fine and see the results: dbx.files_list_folder('') Lis...
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Greg-DB
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9 years ago

Thanks for following up on this Nathan. The lag is usually relatively short, but it can vary, and can be on the scale of minutes.

Anyway, the search and list_folder operations do operate using entirely different mechanisms. So, in general, if you can use list_folder in any particular scenario, that would be the better choice.

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