Move all files to another folder using Dropbox python SDK

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Move files from one folder to another using Dropbox python SDK

A script to move all files from one folder to another in dropbox. It expects a JSON file credentials.json in the same directory of the form:

{
  "accessToken": "ACCESS_TOKEN",
  "sourceFolder": "/src_folder",
  "destinationFolder": "/dest_folder"
}

I use this to move files from my wife's Camera Uploads folder (she has the free version with ~3 GB of space) to a backup folder on my dropbox (I have pro, so > 1 TB). In my case, we have set it up so that she shares her uploads folder with me and I have full administrative access (i.e. I can delete). Dropbox is smart enough to not re-upload photos that have been moved or renamed.

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credentials.json

move_all_files_to_other_folder.py

import dropbox
import time
import os
import sys
import json

app_info = json.loads(open("./credentials.json").read())

dbx = dropbox.Dropbox(app_info["accessToken"])
folder_name = app_info["sourceFolder"]
destination_folder = app_info["destinationFolder"]

def get_file_names_to_move(cursor=None):
    if cursor is not None:
        continuing_list = dbx.files_list_folder_continue(cursor)
    else:
        continuing_list = dbx.files_list_folder(folder_name)

    files = [_file.path_lower for _file in continuing_list.entries]
    if continuing_list.has_more:
        files.extend(get_file_names_to_move(continuing_list.cursor))
    return files

def move_and_wait_until_complete(reloc_paths):
    if len(reloc_paths) == 0:
        print("Nothing to move")
        return
    print("{} files to move...".format(len(reloc_paths)))
    job_status = dbx.files_move_batch(reloc_paths)
    if not job_status.is_async_job_id():
        print("Job already complete!")
        return
    jobid = job_status.get_async_job_id()
    print("Executing with jobid({})".format(jobid))
    print("Checking status: ")
    while 1:
        status = dbx.files_move_batch_check(jobid)
        if not (status.is_complete() or status.is_failed()):
            sys.stdout.write("...")
            sys.stdout.flush()
            time.sleep(1)
            continue

        if status.is_complete():
            print("\nJob id ({}) complete".format(jobid))
            print("{} files moved".format(len(reloc_paths)))
        else:
            print("\nJob id ({}) failed".format(jobid))
            print(status.get_failed())
        break

def folder_of_file(afile):
    bn = os.path.basename(afile)
    year_month_day = bn.split()[0]
    month_year = "-".join(year_month_day.split("-")[:2])
    return month_year

if __name__ == "__main__":
    relocation_paths = list(map(lambda x: dropbox.files.RelocationPath(x,
        os.path.join(destination_folder, folder_of_file(x), os.path.basename(x))), get_file_names_to_move()))

    move_and_wait_until_complete(relocation_paths)