Python Backup Script

#!/usr/bin/env python

#-*-Coding:utf-8-*-

# Filename:bak_ws.py

Import OS

Import time

Import Sys

# 1, the files and directories to is backed up is specified in a list

# source = ['/home/my_prog ', '/usr/local/mydata/']

print '-' * 32

Source=[]

print ' The command line arguments is: '

For I in SYS.ARGV:

Print I

if i = = Sys.argv[0]:

Continue

Source.append (i)

print '-' * 32

# Check input, if error app exit

If Len (source) = = 0:

print ' should input the files or directories, like

Python bak.py/home/my_prog/usr/local/mydata/... "

Exit ()

Else

print ' Some files or directorier is saved into. tar.gz format: '

Print Source

# If You is using Windows, use

# source=[r ' c:/documents ', R ' d:/work ') or

# something like that

# 2, the backup must is stored in a main backup directory

# Remember to the change of this-what are you'll be using

Target_dir = '/data/backup/'

# Determine if the directory exists

If not os.path.exists (Target_dir):

# Create a multilevel directory

Os.makedirs (Target_dir)

# 3, the files is backed up into a tar file

# 4, the name of subdirectory and tar file

Today = Time.strftime ('%y%m%d ')

now = Time.strftime ('%h%m%s ')

# Take a comment from the user to create the name of the tar file

Comment = raw_input (' Enter a Comment: ')

If len (comment) = = 0:

target = Target_dir + today + os.sep + Now + '. tar.gz '

Else

target = Target_dir + today + os.sep + comment.replace ("', '-') + ' _ ' + Now + '. tar.gz '

# Create The subdirectory if it isn ' t already there

If not os.path.exists (target_dir+today):

Os.mkdir (Target_dir+today)

print ' Successfully created directory ', today

# 5, We use the tar command (in Unix/linux) to put the files in a tgz archive

Tar_command = "tar-zcf%s%s"% (target, ". Join (source)")

# Run The Backup

If Os.system (tar_command) = = 0:

print ' successful backup to ', target

Else

print ' Backup failed. '

# End

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Python Backup Script