Use this to customize the Python SDK in your program.
https://www.dropbox.com/developers/start/setup#python
This will give you all the file information:
folder_metadata = client.metadata('/')
I believe that you are talking about these short links, so you know, every small link from a shared folder is generated only by special request and has a validity period.
If you want the permalink to go to step 2.
STEP 1
This information was taken from: https://www.dropbox.com/developers/reference/api
/shares
DESCRIPTION
Creates and returns a shared link to files or folders.
Note. Links created by calling the API / share API expire after thirty days.
URL STRUCTURE
https://api.dropbox.com/1/shares/<root>/<path>
root The root relative to the specified path. Valid values are sandbox and dropbox.
path The path to the file or folder to which you want to use the shared link.
EXECUTIONS
0, 1
METHOD
Post
PARAMETERS
locale Used to specify the language settings for user error messages and another language
specific text. See Notes above for more information on supported locales.
RETURN
Shared link to a file or folder. The link can be used publicly and sent to the file’s preview page. Also returns the expiration date of the link in the usual Dropbox date format.
An example JSON return value for a file
{ "url": "http://db.tt/APqhX1", "expires": "Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:34:33 +0000" }
If you have done step 1, do not do step 2.
STEP 2
/files (GET)
DESCRIPTION
File downloads. Note that this call goes to the api-content server.
URL STRUCTURE
https://api-content.dropbox.com/1/files/<root>/<path>
root The root relative to the specified path. Valid values are sandbox and dropbox. path The path to the file you want to receive.
EXECUTIONS
0, 1
METHOD
Get
PARAMETER
rev Review the file to extract. This default value applies to the most recent version.
RETURN
The specified file contents in the requested version.
The HTTP response contains JSON-formatted content metadata in the x-dropbox-metadata header.
ERRORS
404 The file was not found on the specified path or not found on the specified rev.
NOTES
This method also supports HTTP Retrieval Request requests to allow retrieving the contents of a partial file. `
DONE