Empty directories with zipfile

[Fuzzyman]

Peter Hansen <peter at engcorp.com> wrote in message news:<RY6dncvHheqqvlrdRVn-sw at powergate.ca>...
> Fuzzyman wrote:
> 
> > I have created a set of classes that will profile a file structure and
> > record all changes as a simple markup and single zipfile of all
> > new/modified files. I can't get the zipfile module to archive an empty
> > directory - you need to give it a filename. I know the zip format will
> > support it as winzip will allow it... 
> 
> Past discussions available from your friend Google:
> 
> http://groups.google.com/groups?q=comp.lang.python+zipfile+empty+directory

Ha... thanks....
Worked a treat.

Regards,

Fuzzy

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