Read and write files in an E2B sandbox filesystem from the SDK
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Documented steps
Write a single file: Python `sandbox.files.write('/path/to/file', 'content')`, JS `await sandbox.files.write('/path/to/file', 'content')` (https://e2b.dev/docs/filesystem/read-write)
Write multiple files in one call: Python uses the separate method `sandbox.files.write_files([{"path": ..., "data": ...}])`; JS overloads the same method with an array `await sandbox.files.write([{ path, data }])`
Read a file back: `sandbox.files.read('/path/to/file')` in both SDKs
Upload local inputs by writing their contents into the sandbox before running code; download outputs by reading them after execution (https://e2b.dev/docs/quickstart/upload-download-files)
Known gotchas
The batch-write method name differs between SDKs (Python `write_files` vs JS `write` with an array) — mirroring one SDK's name in the other fails
Disk size is tier-based (about 10 GB Hobby / 20 GB Pro), not settable per sandbox; running out raises a NotEnoughSpaceError
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