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    <title>topic Re: default order of returned metadata of files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue Python AP in Dropbox API Support &amp; Feedback</title>
    <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/default-order-of-returned-metadata-of-files-list-folder-and/m-p/499438#M24800</link>
    <description>&lt;P&gt;The&amp;nbsp;Dropbox API files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue&amp;nbsp;methods do not offer an ordering option, nor is there a way to indirectly control the order exactly,&amp;nbsp;but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The entries returned by&amp;nbsp;are returned in the order needed to retrieve an accurate representation of the state of the&amp;nbsp;Dropbox account, so the app should process them in the order received. Once the app retrieves all of the returned entries, it can optionally sort them as desired client-side.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:15:53 GMT</pubDate>
    <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
    <dc:date>2021-02-24T20:15:53Z</dc:date>
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      <title>default order of returned metadata of files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue Python APIs</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/default-order-of-returned-metadata-of-files-list-folder-and/m-p/499433#M24799</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;Hi,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;What is the default order of the returned metadata when iterating with&amp;nbsp;files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue Python APIs?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Is it arbitrary? By modification datetime? By other metadata?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Asking because a third party application iterates and reads files (guessing with files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue APIs) from a folder that my Python script uploads.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I can't change the third party application code (don'y have it), so&amp;nbsp;I'm wondering if I can control the reading order during the upload. For example by: file upload order, file name, file modification timestamp, any other file metadata.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Thanks,&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Maoz&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:59:07 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator>maoz</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-02-26T09:59:07Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Re: default order of returned metadata of files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue Python AP</title>
      <link>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/default-order-of-returned-metadata-of-files-list-folder-and/m-p/499438#M24800</link>
      <description>&lt;P&gt;The&amp;nbsp;Dropbox API files_list_folder and files_list_folder_continue&amp;nbsp;methods do not offer an ordering option, nor is there a way to indirectly control the order exactly,&amp;nbsp;but I'll pass this along as a feature request. I can't promise if or when that might be implemented though.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;The entries returned by&amp;nbsp;are returned in the order needed to retrieve an accurate representation of the state of the&amp;nbsp;Dropbox account, so the app should process them in the order received. Once the app retrieves all of the returned entries, it can optionally sort them as desired client-side.&lt;/P&gt;</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 20:15:53 GMT</pubDate>
      <guid>https://www.dropboxforum.com/t5/Dropbox-API-Support-Feedback/default-order-of-returned-metadata-of-files-list-folder-and/m-p/499438#M24800</guid>
      <dc:creator>Greg-DB</dc:creator>
      <dc:date>2021-02-24T20:15:53Z</dc:date>
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