Re: Backup a directory

2008-09-30 Thread Chris Rebert
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 1:21 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > > I'm looking for a script that creates a backup of a directory but keeps only > one backup. > I've tried using all the os modules commands but could not create one. > > > Does any one has any such custom script or function?

Backup a directory

2008-09-30 Thread dudeja . rajat
Hello, I'm looking for a script that creates a backup of a directory but keeps only one backup. I've tried using all the os modules commands but could not create one. Does any one has any such custom script or function? Thanks and regards, rajat -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pyth

Re: why doesn't is work?a script to backup a directory

2006-04-02 Thread Fredrik Lundh
I wrote: > > WindowsError: [Errno 3] : 'O:/eb/mb/S/*.*' > > shutil.rmtree() expects a directory name, not a file pattern. if you leave > out the "*.*" part at the end, it should do what you want. postscript: typically enough, I stumbled upon the same error message myself, a day later. looks lik

Re: why doesn't is work?a script to backup a directory

2006-04-01 Thread obeeker
i am very sorry . the erroer was from my Portable Hard Disk because its disk sign has changed from "o" to "h" ,from "p" to "i" i'm very sorry -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: why doesn't is work?a script to backup a directory

2006-04-01 Thread Fredrik Lundh
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > please don't read the prevous post ,please read this one: > > thank you for your suggestion and apologize for my mistake. > if i run it and answer the raw_input with "Enter" i get > > sth is wrong > press Return> > > i comment the try-except and run it and answer the raw

Re: why doesn't is work?a script to backup a directory

2006-04-01 Thread obeeker
please don't read the prevous post ,please read this one: thank you for your suggestion and apologize for my mistake. if i run it and answer the raw_input with "Enter" i get sth is wrong press Return> i comment the try-except and run it and answer the raw_input with "Enter" and get message fo

Re: why doesn't is work?a script to backup a directory

2006-04-01 Thread obeeker
thank you for your suggestion and apologize for my mistake. if i run it and answer the raw_input with "Enter" i get sth is wrong press Return> i comment the try-except and run it and answer the raw_input with "Enter" and get message following: Traceback (most recent call last): File "G:\9\E

Re: why doesn't is work?a script to backup a directory

2006-04-01 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Fri, 31 Mar 2006 18:37:11 -0800, obeeker wrote: > """there is threee directories,one of these is used for the base > directory,decided by the user, default is d0""" [snip code] It doesn't work? Have you tried running it to see what it does? When you do, please post a description of what it do

why doesn't is work?a script to backup a directory

2006-03-31 Thread obeeker
"""there is threee directories,one of these is used for the base directory,decided by the user, default is d0""" import shutil #the three directories d0='D:/Program Files/eb/mb/S' d1='O:/eb/mb/S' d2='P:/S/eb/mb/S' #to backup def update(base): l=[d0,d1,d2] l.remove(base)