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    <title>topic [Errno 13] Permission Denied; Download Convert to String from Bytes; Upload Bytes Not String in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Errno-13-Permission-Denied-Download-Convert-to-String-from-Bytes/m-p/632213#M29185</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;#Solved!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Python SDK (python package) for Dropbox&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Problem&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;dbx.files_download_to_file(download_path="/downloads", path="/fileToDownload.txt")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#returns [Errno 13] Permission Denied&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Solution&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Omit "/" before directory path name&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#download_path="downloads"&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;dbx.files_download_to_file(download_path="downloads", path="/fileToDownload.txt")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#end Solution section&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Download - Convert String to Bytes (search label references:&amp;nbsp; convert text to bytes; str() to b''; string to b''; str() to b""; string to b"")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Also; download returns bytes variable to save to file; however, you can decode it, to save the text as a string (python str() variable type), as follows:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;metadata, variable_result = dbx.files_download(path='/fileToDownload.txt')&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#bytes are returned as variable_result.content&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#change them to a string, as follows:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;variable_bytes = variable_result.content&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;variable_string = variable_bytes.decode("utf-8")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;f = open("saveTextHere.txt", "x")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;f.write(variable_string)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;f.close()&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Upload - Convert Bytes to String (search label references:&amp;nbsp; convert text to bytes; str() to bytes; str() to b''; str() to b""; string to b''; string to b"")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;t = str("My text to save to upload file. Upload this text to user's Dropbox.com.")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;b = t.encode('ascii')&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;f = '/newFileAtDropbox.txt'&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;dbx.files_upload(b, f)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#view your uploaded file; file location - Dropbox.com, folder:&amp;nbsp; Dropbox/Apps/[appFolderName]&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:31:03 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>richard338</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2022-10-27T13:31:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>[Errno 13] Permission Denied; Download Convert to String from Bytes; Upload Bytes Not String</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Errno-13-Permission-Denied-Download-Convert-to-String-from-Bytes/m-p/632213#M29185</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;#Solved!&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Python SDK (python package) for Dropbox&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Problem&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;dbx.files_download_to_file(download_path="/downloads", path="/fileToDownload.txt")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#returns [Errno 13] Permission Denied&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Solution&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Omit "/" before directory path name&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#download_path="downloads"&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;dbx.files_download_to_file(download_path="downloads", path="/fileToDownload.txt")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#end Solution section&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Download - Convert String to Bytes (search label references:&amp;nbsp; convert text to bytes; str() to b''; string to b''; str() to b""; string to b"")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Also; download returns bytes variable to save to file; however, you can decode it, to save the text as a string (python str() variable type), as follows:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;metadata, variable_result = dbx.files_download(path='/fileToDownload.txt')&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#bytes are returned as variable_result.content&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#change them to a string, as follows:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;variable_bytes = variable_result.content&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;variable_string = variable_bytes.decode("utf-8")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;f = open("saveTextHere.txt", "x")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;f.write(variable_string)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;f.close()&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#Upload - Convert Bytes to String (search label references:&amp;nbsp; convert text to bytes; str() to bytes; str() to b''; str() to b""; string to b''; string to b"")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;t = str("My text to save to upload file. Upload this text to user's Dropbox.com.")&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;b = t.encode('ascii')&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;f = '/newFileAtDropbox.txt'&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;dbx.files_upload(b, f)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;#view your uploaded file; file location - Dropbox.com, folder:&amp;nbsp; Dropbox/Apps/[appFolderName]&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 13:31:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Errno-13-Permission-Denied-Download-Convert-to-String-from-Bytes/m-p/632213#M29185</guid>
      <dc:creator>richard338</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-10-27T13:31:03Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: [Errno 13] Permission Denied; Download Convert to String from Byets; Upload Bytes Not String</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Errno-13-Permission-Denied-Download-Convert-to-String-from-Bytes/m-p/632214#M29186</link>
      <description>Solved, above.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 12:22:58 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Errno-13-Permission-Denied-Download-Convert-to-String-from-Bytes/m-p/632214#M29186</guid>
      <dc:creator>richard338</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2022-10-27T12:22:58Z</dc:date>
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