(CkPython) Box.com Download File

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Retrieves the actual data of the file.

Chilkat Python Downloads install with pip pip3 install chilkat or download... Python Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

import sys
import chilkat

# This requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Important:
# See this information about Box.com Service Accounts
# Box.com will automatically generate a Service Account where the name of the account is the name of your App. 
# When you make API calls, it is for this service account, and the files that exist and what you see are not the same as your normal account.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

http = chilkat.CkHttp()

# Provide a previously obtained OAuth2 access token.
# See Get Box OAuth2 Access Token.
http.put_AuthToken("BOX_ACCESS_TOKEN")

http.put_FollowRedirects(True)

# Streaming download directly to a file
# The file is specified by the file ID.
# In this case, we're downloading a file with FILE_ID = 283371752129.
# The general form of the URL for downloading is: https://api.box.com/2.0/files/FILE_ID/content
success = http.Download("https://api.box.com/2.0/files/283371752129/content","qa_output/tigers.jpeg")
if (success != True):
    print(http.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("Downloaded tigers.jpeg")