Upload folder content to Dropbox

UploadDirDropbox.py

#!/usr/bin/python

import os
import sys

from dropbox.client import DropboxClient

# get an access token, local (from) directory, and Dropbox (to) directory
# from the command-line
access_token, local_directory, dropbox_destination = sys.argv[1:4]

client = DropboxClient(access_token)

# enumerate local files recursively
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(local_directory):

  for filename in files:

    # construct the full local path
    local_path = os.path.join(root, filename)

    # construct the full Dropbox path
    relative_path = os.path.relpath(local_path, local_directory)
    dropbox_path = os.path.join(dropbox_destination, relative_path)

    # check if local path already exist 
    print 'Searching "%s" for "%s"' % (dropbox_path.replace('/' + filename, ''), filename)
    found = client.search(dropbox_path.replace('/' + filename, ''), filename)

    # upload the file
    if found:
      print "Path found on Dropbox, this shouldn't happen! Skipping %s..." % filename
    else:
      with open(local_path, 'rb') as f:
        client.put_file(dropbox_path, f)

usage.txt

UploadDirDropbox.py thedropboxaccesstoken /path/to/local/folder /path/to/dropbox/folder