how can i upload saved or webcam images and videos on dropbox from python?

[JASMINA V.]

i have installed python version 2.7.also i have installed required libraries like opencv and numpy.

Using this library i have done image and video processing which are captured from webcam and also from existing file..these all things work fine with me.

I have know how to access dropbox using python through that ACCESS TOKEN.

Now i have to upload all these things- (means captured videos and images) to my dropbox account from python program.

I have seached a lot for that...but i didn't get code for uploading images and videos on dropbox with the help of python.

So, can anybody suggest me what is the code for the above problem. 

[Richard P.]

Version 1 of the Dropbox API for Python has a tutorial for uploading here:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers-v1/core/start/python

Version 2 of the Dropbox API for Python has one here:

https://www.dropbox.com/developers/documentation/python#tutorial

[JASMINA V.]

Hey,

Here is the the code for uploading live videos on your dropbox account using python in windows.

import numpy as np
import cv2
import dropbox
import os
from glob import iglob

access_token = 'paste your access token here'   #paste your access token in-between ''
client = dropbox.client.DropboxClient(access_token)
print 'linked account: ', client.account_info()
PATH = ''

cap = cv2.VideoCapture(0)

# Define the codec and create VideoWriter object
fourcc = cv2.VideoWriter_fourcc(*'XVID')
out = cv2.VideoWriter('C:\python27\output1.avi',fourcc, 20.0, (640,480))

#here output1.avi is the filename in which your video which is captured from webcam is stored. and it resides in C:\python27 as per the path is given.

while(cap.isOpened()):
ret, frame = cap.read()
if ret==True:
#frame = cv2.flip(frame,0) #if u want to flip your video

# write the (unflipped or flipped) frame
out.write(frame)

cv2.imshow('frame',frame)
if cv2.waitKey(1) & 0xFF == ord('q'):
break
else:
break

# Release everything if job is finished
cap.release()
out.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()

for filename in iglob(os.path.join(PATH, 'C:/Python27/output1.avi')):
print filename
try:
f = open(filename, 'rb')
response = client.put_file('/livevideo1.avi', f)
print "uploaded:", response
f.close()
#os.remove(filename)
except Exception, e:
print 'Error %s' % e

Hope this will  help you.

[JASMINA V.]

Hey,

Here is the code for uploading existing video on your dropbox account using python in windows.

Hope this will help you.

# Include the Dropbox SDK
import dropbox

# Get your app key and secret from the Dropbox developer website
app_key = 'paste your app-key here'
app_secret = 'paste your app-secret here'

flow = dropbox.client.DropboxOAuth2FlowNoRedirect(app_key, app_secret)

# Have the user sign in and authorize this token
authorize_url = flow.start()
print '1. Go to: ' + authorize_url
print '2. Click "Allow" (you might have to log in first)'
print '3. Copy the authorization code.'
code = raw_input("Enter the authorization code here: ").strip()

# This will fail if the user enters an invalid authorization code
access_token, user_id = flow.finish(code)

client = dropbox.client.DropboxClient(access_token)
print 'linked account: ', client.account_info()

f = open('give full path of the video which u want to upload on your dropbox account(ex: C:\python27\examples\video.avi)', 'rb')
response = client.put_file('/video1.avi', f) #video1.avi is the name in which your video is shown on your dropbox account. You can give any name here.
print 'uploaded: ', response

folder_metadata = client.metadata('/')
print 'metadata: ', folder_metadata

f, metadata = client.get_file_and_metadata('/video1.avi')
out = open('video1.avi', 'wb')
out.write(f.read())
out.close()
print metadata

Now for uploading images, the same code will be used.

Only write your image file name which you want to upload for ex: image.jpg in place of video name . Also change the name of video1.avi and write name for image in which your uploaded image will be shown in your dropbox for ex:image1.jpg.