Dropbox for Python

A Python SDK for integrating with the Dropbox API v2.

Setup

You can install this package from the root directory by running:

$ python setup.py install

After installation, to get started, open a Python console:

>>> import dropbox
>>> dbx = dropbox.Dropbox("YOUR_ACCESS_TOKEN")
>>> dbx.users_get_current_acccount()

Creating an Application

You need to create an Dropbox Application to make API requests.

• Go to https://dropbox.com/developers/apps.

Obtaining an Access Token

All requests need to be made with an OAuth 2 access token. To get started, once you've created an app, you can go to the app's console and generate an access token for your own Dropbox account.

Examples

An example, updown.py, can be found in the examples directory, which demonstrates how to sync a local directory with a Dropbox.

Documentation

Documentation can be compiled by running make html from the docs folder. After compilation, open docs/_build/html/index.html. Alternatively, you can read a hosted version from Read the Docs.