create backup script in python

[Rainy]

On 9 Jun 2001 11:26:21 GMT, Fredrik Steen <nospamnntp at stone.nu> wrote:
> On Sat, 02 Jun 2001 15:22:44 GMT, Rainy <sill at optonline.net> wrote:
>> On 1 Jun 2001 18:30:48 -0700, eric_brake <brakedon at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>> What is the easiest way to write a file copy script in python? I want
>>> to use the script as a way to backup any file I choose on my hard
>>> drive. Binary mode is best while handling this range of file types,
>>> Correct?
>>> 
>>> thank you
>> 
>> Backup to where? I made a little script that backs up my home directory
>> to a cdrw disk, it uses mkisofs and cdrecord (unix programs).
>> 
>> 
> 
> Would you share your script?
> 

Sure.. I think I appended it to original message but then someone snipped it.
Anyhoo, here it goes:


#!/usr/bin/env python

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# Last Updated: Fri Aug 11 22:03:27 EST 2000
# Copyright (C) 2000 Andrei Kulakov
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import os, sys
homedir = os.path.expanduser('~sill/')
# cdrw device (cdrecord argument)
dev = '0,0,0'

def print_help():
        print 'backup.py script'
        print 'Usage: backup.py <temp image file>'
        sys.exit()

try:
        image_file = sys.argv[1]
except IndexError:
        print '*** Error: need one argument.'
        print_help()

os.system('cp -r /etc ' + homedir)
os.system('mkisofs -R -o ' + image_file + ' ' + homedir)
os.system('cdrecord -v -blank=fast -speed=2 -dev=' + dev)
os.system('cdrecord -v -dev=' + dev + ' -speed=2 -fs=8m ' + image_file)
answer = raw_input('Erase image file? [Y/n]')
if answer == 'Y' or answer == '':
        os.remove(image_file)
os.remove(homedir + '/etc')


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