Comparing files in a zip to files on drive

[Tim Williams]

On 28 Dec 2006 18:35:15 -0800, kj7ny <kj7ny at nakore.com> wrote:
> I am attempting to incrementally back up files using python.  How can I
> compare a file on a hard drive to a file in a python created zip file
> to tell if the file has changed?  Or should I be using some other
> method to determine if a file has changed?

If you are running on an extended FAT or an NTFS filesytem you can
utilise a file's archive attribute. It is set when a file is opened
for modifying.

See the following description of how a backup product describes the process

http://www.grigsoft.com/wndsync/help/sources/abit.htm



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Tim Williams