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Listing files using Dropbox Python
I am trying to access files stored on my Dropbox using the offical Dropbox SDK for Python.. I tried a few ways of putting in the directory name whose contents I wanted to have listed based off of a s...
OMG!
Yes, such things don't have to be shared (can be dangerous - direct access to your account on the wider public)!
That what you are sharing looks like access token. It's NOT application key.
The application key is ID of the application you have registered. You need this key, not the access token. The last error comes from erroneous places free text on place where client ID is expected (nothing related to access token). You application ID (or key) can be seen on your application page when you select your application here (the same link I post above, but seems you skipped it). Find out your application key there and put it on the APP_KEY var initialization into the example.
Hope now all will be Ok.
I didn't share the access token considering security reasons, and replaced it instead.
For e.g. the app key looks like in my case like 'ge.BP55pDouXGwKHtJ-Z2ohkoWUDiDIUvHDATvcBeCsNxEpCT7-HLGuWHWI6rl15UBimLfsAhi7N7XJ4n2sP31P_Tzxp13Izab44hsCxDEFP3qXYZw'
Is it supposed to be like that or something else?
Sorry, I am unfamiliar with these new concepts. Thanks for your responses.
OMG!
Yes, such things don't have to be shared (can be dangerous - direct access to your account on the wider public)!
That what you are sharing looks like access token. It's NOT application key.
The application key is ID of the application you have registered. You need this key, not the access token. The last error comes from erroneous places free text on place where client ID is expected (nothing related to access token). You application ID (or key) can be seen on your application page when you select your application here (the same link I post above, but seems you skipped it). Find out your application key there and put it on the APP_KEY var initialization into the example.
Hope now all will be Ok.
Thanks for helping resolving the issue.
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