1 #! /usr/bin/python
 2 # Filename: backup_ver1.py
 3 
 4 import os
 5 import time
 6 
 7 # 1. The files and directories to be backed up are specified in a list
 8 source = [‘"D:\\QT\\py 1"‘,‘D:\\QT\\py2‘]
 9 # Notice we had to use double quotes inside the string for names with spaces in it
10 
11 # 2. The backup must be stored in a main backup directory
12 target_dir = ‘D:\\PYBackup‘
13 
14 # 3. The files are backed up into a zip file
15 # 4. The name of the zip archive is the current date and time
16 target = target_dir + os.sep + time.strftime(‘%Y%m%d%H%M%S‘) + ‘.zip‘
17 
18 # 5. We use the 7za command to put the files in a zip archive
19 zip_command = ‘7za.exe a {0} {1}‘.format(target, ‘ ‘.join(source))
20 
21 # Run the backup
22 if os.system(zip_command) == 0:
23     print (‘Successful backup to ‘, target)
24 else:
25     print (‘Backup Failed‘)

 1 #! /usr/bin/python
 2 # Filename: backup_ver2.py
 3 
 4 import os
 5 import time
 6 
 7 # 1. The files and directories to be backed up are specified in a list
 8 source = [‘"D:\\QT\\py 1"‘,‘D:\\QT\\py2‘]
 9 # Notice we had to use double quotes inside the string for names with spaces in it
10 
11 # 2. The backup must be stored in a main backup directory
12 target_dir = ‘D:\\PYBackup‘    # Remember to change this to what you will be using
13 
14 # 3. The files are backed up into a zip file.
15 # 4. The current day is the name of the subdirectory in the main directory
16 today = target_dir + os.sep + time.strftime(‘%Y%m%d‘)
17 # The current time is the name of the zip archive
18 now = time.strftime(‘%H%M%S‘)
19 
20 # Create the subdirectory if it isn‘t already there
21 if not os.path.exists(today):
22     os.mkdir(today)    # make directory
23     print (‘Successfully created directory‘,today)
24 
25 # The name of the zip file
26 target = today + os.sep + now + ‘.zip‘
27 
28 # 5. We use the 7za command to put the files in a zip archive
29 zip_command = ‘7za.exe a {0} {1}‘.format(target, ‘ ‘.join(source))
30 
31 # Run the backup
32 if os.system(zip_command) == 0:
33     print (‘Successful backup to ‘, target)
34 else:
35     print (‘Backup Failed‘)

 1 #! /usr/bin/python
 2 # Filename: backup_ver3.py
 3 
 4 import os
 5 import time
 6 
 7 # 1. The files and directories to be backed up are specified in a list
 8 source = [‘"D:\\QT\\py 1"‘,‘D:\\QT\\py2‘]
 9 # Notice we had to use double quotes inside the string for names with spaces in it
10 
11 # 2. The backup must be stored in a main backup directory
12 target_dir = ‘D:\\PYBackup‘    # Remember to change this to what you will be using
13 
14 # 3. The files are backed up into a zip file.
15 # 4. The current day is the name of the subdirectory in the main directory
16 today = target_dir + os.sep + time.strftime(‘%Y%m%d‘)
17 # The current time is the name of the zip archive
18 now = time.strftime(‘%H%M%S‘)
19 
20 # Take a comment from the user to create the name of the zip file
21 comment = input (‘Enter a comment --> ‘)
22 if len(comment) == 0: # check if a comment was entered
23     target = today + os.sep + now + ‘.zip‘
24 else:
25     target = today + os.sep + now + ‘_‘ +26     comment.replace(‘ ‘, ‘_‘) + ‘.zip‘
27 
28 # Create the subdirectory if it isn‘t already there
29 if not os.path.exists(today):
30     os.mkdir(today)    # make directory
31     print (‘Successfully created directory‘,today)
32 
33 # 5. We use the 7za command to put the files in a zip archive
34 zip_command = ‘7za.exe a {0} {1}‘.format(target, ‘ ‘.join(source))
35 
36 # Run the backup
37 if os.system(zip_command) == 0:
38     print (‘Successful backup to ‘, target)
39 else:
40     print (‘Backup Failed‘)