Large file dropbox upload APIv2 python

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I'm working on a school project where a camera records a video and then uploads it to Dropbox, sadly I'm having trouble uploading quite large files, the file is about 172Mb.

dropboxServer = dropbox.Dropbox(token)
with open(filename,'rb') as file:
    response = dropboxServer.file_upload(file.read(),'/Videos/'+filename)
    print("Upload:"+response)

The Error: https://pastebin.com/W8NS6BeY

Could you eleborate a bit more? Like do you get an error? If so which one? — Mitta
– Mitta, Commented Jul 9, 2018 at 11:48

chjortlund · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-09 14:13:04Z

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Your connection timeout before the file is uploaded.

Given by: socket.timeout: The write operation timed out from your traceback.

To fix this, you can set (overwrite the default 30 seconds) the timeout when creating the Dropbox object, see more info here: module-dropbox.dropbox

answered Jul 9, 2018 at 14:13

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Greg · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-09 14:44:00Z

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Per the documentation for files_upload, for large files like this (>150 MB) you should use upload sessions instead:

Do not use this to upload a file larger than 150 MB. Instead, create an upload session with files_upload_session_start().

answered Jul 9, 2018 at 14:44

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Pugly · Accepted Answer · 2018-07-09 14:47:45Z

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@chjortlund Thank you for the help! I really appreciate it :D All I did was was change the timeout variable in the dropboxServer object

dropboxSever._timeout = number

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