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mhnakhuda
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5 years ago
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ssl.SSLError: [SSL: CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED] certificate verify failed (_ssl.c:852)

Hi everyone, I am getting the following error:  C:\Python36\Dartfish\Scripts\python.exe C:/Workspace/COC-Dartfish/Dartfish/Dropbox_Download.py SBL Traceback (most recent call last): File "C:\...
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  • Greg-DB's avatar
    Greg-DB
    5 years ago

    That shouldn't be the issue here. The files_download_to_file method does allow you to download files from shared folders. Also, the error you're getting indicates an issue establishing the secure TLS connection with the Dropbox API servers, which occurs before the Dropbox API itself validates the call or its parameters anyway.

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mhnakhuda
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

It should say 3.6 instead of Python 3. 

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mhnakhuda
New member | Level 2
5 years ago

For context here's the code I am running

dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("MY TOKEN!!")
result = dbx.files_list_folder("", recursive=True)
while result.has_more:
result = dbx.files_list_folder_continue(result.cursor)
for entry in result.entries:

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