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    <title>topic Re: Python metadata help in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Python-metadata-help/m-p/245787#M13963</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;ok i think i sussed this.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;so if i was was to do&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;PRE&gt;myDir = dbx.files_list_folder()
for item in myDir:
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; if isinstance(item, dropbox.filemetadata):
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; name = item.name
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; fileID = item.id
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; fileHash = item.content_hash&lt;/PRE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;etc etc&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:03:52 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>OGMC</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2017-10-09T15:03:52Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Python metadata help</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Python-metadata-help/m-p/245786#M13962</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;In V1 as metadata was returned in a dictionary all i had to do was myMeta.get("name") to get the name of an item for examle.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Whats the best way to get direct info in V2&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Do i have to regex the metadata object to get name or content hash or is there better way?&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2019 09:18:31 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Python-metadata-help/m-p/245786#M13962</guid>
      <dc:creator>OGMC</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2019-05-29T09:18:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Python metadata help</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Python-metadata-help/m-p/245787#M13963</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;ok i think i sussed this.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;so if i was was to do&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;PRE&gt;myDir = dbx.files_list_folder()
for item in myDir:
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; if isinstance(item, dropbox.filemetadata):
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; name = item.name
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; fileID = item.id
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; fileHash = item.content_hash&lt;/PRE&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;etc etc&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:03:52 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Python-metadata-help/m-p/245787#M13963</guid>
      <dc:creator>OGMC</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-10-09T15:03:52Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: Python metadata help</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Python-metadata-help/m-p/245984#M13983</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;I'm glad to hear you sorted this out already. Yes, you can directly access those fields like that, no regex necessary.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;For anyone else looking for this, here's&amp;nbsp;that sample cleaned up:&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;PRE&gt;import dropbox

dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("&amp;lt;ACCESS_TOKEN&amp;gt;")

myDir = dbx.files_list_folder("")
for item in myDir.entries:
    if isinstance(item, dropbox.files.FileMetadata):
        name = item.name
        fileID = item.id
        fileHash = item.content_hash
        print(name, fileID, fileHash)&lt;/PRE&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2017 15:08:14 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/Python-metadata-help/m-p/245984#M13983</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2017-10-09T15:08:14Z</dc:date>
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