Python implementation of Dropbox equivalent of .gitignore: .dropboxignore. At the beginning tool will exclude using Selective Sync in Dropbox all directories matching rules stored in .dropboxignore. Later it will monitor the Dropbox's directory using inotify and exclude them before Dropbox sync them.

$PATH_TO_DROPBOX_DIRECTORY is Dropbox root directory

1. Create .dropboxignore file in $PATH_TO_DROPBOX_DIRECTORY
2. Run dropboxignore $PATH_TO_DROPBOX_DIRECTORY and do not close your termial (needed for directory monitoring)

Example .dropboxignore for Dropbox directory inside which JS/TS and Python projects are developed.

node_modules
__pycache__
.mypy_cache
.pytest_cache
.history
htmlcov

.dropboxignore works for whole Dropbox root directory, but it could be used for more selective exclusion eg.

some_project/node_modules

where only in some_project directory node_modules is excluded and for the rest of the projects node_modules are synced.