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Python API client_modified resolution
When I set the `client_modified` of the `files_upload` method in the Python API and then use `files_get_metadata` to inspect the `client_modified` attribute, I notice that the datetime.datetime objec...
Yes, the Dropbox API itself uses UTC datetime strings in the ISO 8601 "combined date and time representation" format, so it has a resolution of seconds, not smaller.
The Python SDK does the formatting locally to conform with the Dropbox API spec before sending it to Dropbox. The format string is '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ', and any microseconds are just culled, not rounded.
I'll pass this along as a feature request for a finer time resolution, though I can't promise if or when that might be implemented.
Greg-DB
Dropbox Staff
Dropbox StaffYes, the Dropbox API itself uses UTC datetime strings in the ISO 8601 "combined date and time representation" format, so it has a resolution of seconds, not smaller.
The Python SDK does the formatting locally to conform with the Dropbox API spec before sending it to Dropbox. The format string is '%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ', and any microseconds are just culled, not rounded.
I'll pass this along as a feature request for a finer time resolution, though I can't promise if or when that might be implemented.
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