dropbox_uploader
Uploads files to Dropbox uses Python 3.8 minnimum
Requirements
Need to install:
- dropbox python api
- watchdog
pip install dropbox
pip install watchdog
Uses linux signals module
Authentication
Need to create a dropbox app via the Dropbox developer page
See https://developers.dropbox.com/oauth-guide
When you have an AppKey edit dropbox_upload.py and edit APP_KEY = '' to add your App Key.
OR append the AppKey to the command line as follows:
Run the program ./dropbox_upload.py client -a <AppKey> which will then give instructions on how to authorize the program for Dropbox access.
The generated credentials are saved in the file config.json so you only have to perform the authorization once. Never share this file!
if you need to re-authenticate for some reason, delete config.json and re-run the program as above.
Usage
nick@Backup-Public:~/Scripts/dropbox_upload$ ./dropbox_upload.py -h
usage: dropbox_upload.py [-h] [-f FILE_PATH] [-u UPLOAD_PATH] [-t TIMEOUT] [-c CHUNK] [-m MIN_FREE_SPACE] [-o] [-O OLDER_THAN] [-r]
[-l LOG] [-D] [-a APP_KEY] [--version]
{client,list,info,upload,delete,delete_folder,monitor,download}
Upload/Download files to/from dropbox
positional arguments:
{client,list,info,upload,delete,delete_folder,monitor,download}
action to take (default: None)
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f FILE_PATH, --file_path FILE_PATH
path to file to upload (default: None)
-u UPLOAD_PATH, --upload_path UPLOAD_PATH
path in dropbox (default: None)
-t TIMEOUT, --timeout TIMEOUT
upload timeout (seconds) (default: 100)
-c CHUNK, --chunk CHUNK
chunk size in MB (default: 50)
-m MIN_FREE_SPACE, --min_free_space MIN_FREE_SPACE
minnimum free space for upload when monitoring as % of total (default: 25)
-o, --overwrite Overwrite Exisitng Files (default: False)
-O OLDER_THAN, --older_than OLDER_THAN
Delete files older than x days (0=disabled) (default: 0)
-r, --recursive Recurse into subdirectories (default: False)
-l LOG, --log LOG path/name of log file (default: /home/nick/Scripts/dropbox.log)
-D, --debug debug mode (default: False)
-a APP_KEY, --app_key APP_KEY
your APP_KEY from Dropbox (only needed for first time authentication) (default: None)
--version show program's version number and exit