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dlevy
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12 months ago

Slow response using Dropbox for Python

Hello, My python code has been working well for months. Within the past 48 hours, the files_download command in the snippet below (with tokens obfuscated) has started to take about 45 seconds while ...
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DB-Des
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12 months ago

Hi dlevy, 

Download speeds can be influenced by a variety of factors, including network conditions, server load, or local configurations.

Sometimes resetting or retrying your connection gets you a different route and better speeds, but that is outside of our control.

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dlevy
New member | Level 1
12 months ago

Thanks. The download is instantaneous when I use Windows Explorer, for example. It is only with the Python wrapper over the Dropbox app that I have issues. I've tried this on different computers, networks, etc. with the same result. 

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