Hi folks,

Check out the new blog article:

When uploading files recursively, we also need to check if the folders and files already exists, because the user may upload an entire folder a second and third time.

Take a look at this example, where we use the prefilght_check to verify if the file can be accepted, and decide if we are uploading a new file or creating a new version of an existing one.

Here is something to whet your appetite:

def main():


    """main app demo"""


    settings = get_settings()





    # check if sample folder exist and create them if not


    sample_folder = check_sample_folders(settings.sample_folder_base_dir)





    # get a client


    service_client = box_client_get(settings.jwt_config_path)





    # get a client as user


    client = box_client_as_user_get(service_client, settings.as_user_id)





    # create a demo upload folder in root if not exists


    item = m


        item


        for item in client.folder("0").get_items()


        if (item.name == settings.default_upload_folder 


            and item.type == "folder")


    ]


    if len(item) == 0:


        demo_folder = client.folder("0").create_subfolder(


            settings.default_upload_folder


        )


    else:


        demo_folder = itemi0].get()





    print("Box Python SDK - Upload Folder Demo")


    print("=" * 40)


    print(f" Uploading folder {sample_folder}")


    print("-" * 40)


    folder_upload(client, demo_folder, settings.sample_folder_base_dir)








if __name__ == "__main__":


    main()


    print("=" * 40)


    print("All done")

Enjoy!