Try using the DropBox Core API in Python

I changed the storage location of the photos taken with one eye to DropBox, so I wanted to programmatically upload files at once, or get a list of files and check if all the files were uploaded, so I tried using the DropBox API I did.

I tried to move the attached sample code, but I feel that I can do various things I was trying to do by just playing with this sample code.

For the time being, this time I will install the DropBox API and make a note of how to run the sample code.

environment

OS:Mac OS X 10.9.5 Python:Ver.2.7.7 DropBox Core API:Version 2.2.0

Preparations for running the sample app

You need to get ** App key ** and ** App secret ** to use the DropBox API.

1. Log in to DropBox from your web browser
2. Open the "..." button at the bottom of the screen and press "For developers"
3. Press "App Console" on the left menu
4. Click "Create App" and enter the required information.

• Sample (value registered this time)

• What type of app do you want to create?:Dropbox API app

• What type of data does your app need to store on Dropbox?:Files and datastores

• Can your app be limited to its own folder?:YES

• What type of files does your app need access to?:All file types

• Provide an app name, and you're on your way .: ** App name **

5. Click "Create App" at the bottom to register

You can get ** App key ** and ** App secret **.

Install DropBox API

Create a virtual environment for DropBox using virtualenv that I tried in Try using virtualenv that can build a virtual environment of Python.

1. Create a project directory

$ mkdir DropBoxAPI_Test

2. Execute the virtualenv command

$ virtualenv --no-site-packages DropBoxAPI_Test

3. Start virtual environment

$ cd DropBoxAPI_Test
$ source bin/activate

4. Install DropBox API

$ pip install dropbox

The environment where you can use the DropBox API is complete.

Run sample app

1. Select Python in Install Core API SDKs and download the SDK for Python from *** Download Python SDK ***. To do. (Current version: dropbox-python-sdk-2.2.0.zip)
2. Extract the downloaded dropbox-python-sdk-X.X.X.zip
3. Copy ** cli_client.py ** to the DropBox API_Test you just created
4. Run cli_client.py

(PythonTest)% python cli_client.py

5. Complete if the following terminal-like output is output

[loaded OAuth 2 access token]
Dropbox>

Other

The sample can behave like a real terminal.

First, log in and get an Auth Key.

Dropbox>login
1. Go to: https://www.dropbox.com/1/oauth2/authorize?response_type=code&client_id=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
2. Click "Allow" (you might have to log in first).
3. Copy the authorization code.
Enter the authorization code here:

Access the URL written in 1. from a browser and press "Allow" to display the code. Enter the displayed code and press enter to complete the authentication.

Enter the authorization code here:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

If the authentication is successful, there will be no log and the terminal will be in the state.

Dropbox>

Get list

Dropbox>ls

Directory move

Dropbox>cd directory name

Delete

Dropbox>rm file name

There are many other things such as mkdir and mv, and you can easily operate files with this sample alone.