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kaao_19
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5 years ago

How can I export images from Dropbox to OpenAlpr image_path?

I want to use the image in Dropbox Folder. How can I export images from Dropbox to OpenAlpr image_path? Plzzzz :cry: Thank   
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Greg-DB
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5 years ago

I can't help with the OpenAlpr side of things as that's not made by Dropbox, but Dropbox does offer an API you can use for listing, uploading, and downloading files to/from Dropbox, among other operations. You can find everything you need to get started with the Dropbox API, including documentation, tutorials, and SDKs here:

 

https://www.dropbox.com/developers

 

For example, we do offer an official Python SDK:

 

https://github.com/dropbox/dropbox-sdk-python

 

With that, you can use the files_download or files_download_to_file methods to download files, for instance:

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