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peytonshc
Explorer | Level 3
9 years ago

Unable to download file to a desired path via files_download_to_file using the python api

I am using the files_download_to_file function to try and download a file from my dropbox to a specific location.  As parameters I am giving it '/home/user/Desktop' and it is saying IOError: [Errno 2...
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peytonshc's avatar
peytonshc
Explorer | Level 3
9 years ago

Here is an example:

 

 

with open('Resume BigRed.pdf', "wb") as f:
    try:
        metadata = dbx.files_download_to_file('/home/ubuntu-mate/Desktop/test/Resume BigRed.pdf', "/Resume BigRed.pdf")
        f.write(metadata)
    except TypeError:
        print("Ignoring TypeError")

 

I'm using the try to avoid the TypeError for entering metadata but it runs.

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Greg-DB
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9 years ago
In this sample, the `files_download_to_file` method will save the file to '/home/ubuntu-mate/Desktop/test/Resume BigRed.pdf'.

Separately, you're calling `open` and `f.write(metadata)`, which will save the file metadata (not the file content) to a file 'Resume BigRed.pdf' in the current directory. If you don't want that file, remove your `open` and `write` calls.

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