file_upload.py

import os
import zipfile
from datetime import datetime
from boxsdk import OAuth2, Client

CLIENT_ID = 'ADD_CLIENT_ID'
CLIENT_SECRET = 'ADD_CLIENT_SECRET'
ACCESS_TOKEN = 'ADD_ACCESS_TOKEN'  
ROOT_FOLDER_ID = '0' # Change to directory of choice (default root dir) 

def sorter(directory_path):

    # finds all the folders and sets them in the list "folders"
    all_folders = os.listdir(directory_path)
    folders = [item for item in all_folders if os.path.isdir(os.path.join(directory_path, item))]

    # parses the folder names using the format %Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S and then sorts based on the format
    datetime_folders = [(folder, datetime.strptime(folder, '%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S')) for folder in folders]
    sorted_folders = sorted(datetime_folders, key=lambda x: x[1], reverse=True)

    # prints and returns the most recent folder 
    most_recent_folder = sorted_folders[0][0]
    print("Most recent folder:", most_recent_folder)
    return os.path.join(directory_path, most_recent_folder)


def zip_directory(directory_path, zip_path):
    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zipf:
        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(directory_path):
            for file in files:
                file_path = os.path.join(root, file)
                zipf.write(file_path, os.path.relpath(file_path, directory_path))
            for dir in dirs:
                dir_path = os.path.join(root, dir)
                zipf.write(dir_path, os.path.relpath(dir_path, directory_path))

def upload_files_to_box(folder_id, local_directory):

    oauth2 = OAuth2(CLIENT_ID, CLIENT_SECRET, access_token=ACCESS_TOKEN)
    client = Client(oauth2)
    
    most_recent_folder = sorter(local_directory)

    zip_file_path = f'{most_recent_folder}.zip'
    zip_directory(most_recent_folder, zip_file_path)
    print(f"Directory {most_recent_folder} zipped successfully to {zip_file_path}")

    box_folder = client.folder(folder_id)
    file_name = os.path.basename(zip_file_path)
    
    if os.path.isfile(zip_file_path):
        print(f"Uploading {file_name}...")
        uploaded_file = box_folder.upload(zip_file_path, file_name)
        print(f"Uploaded {file_name} to Box with ID {uploaded_file.id}")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    local_directory_path = 'ADD/LOCAL/DIRECTORY/PATH'  # Update with your local directory path
    upload_files_to_box(ROOT_FOLDER_ID, local_directory_path)