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Develop a program to backing Up a given Folder (Folder in a current

1. Imports:

import zipfile

import os

• zipfile: This module allows us to work with ZIP files, which will be used to create a
ZIP archive of the specified folder.

• os: This module provides functions for interacting with the operating system, such as
file path manipulation and directory traversal.

2. backupToZip(folder) Function:

def backupToZip(folder):

folder = os.path.abspath(folder)

number = 1

• folder = os.path.abspath(folder): Converts the folder path to an absolute path to ensure

• number = 1: Initializes a counter to keep track of the ZIP file version (e.g., if
folder_1.zip already exists, it will create folder_2.zip instead).

3. Generating a Unique ZIP Filename:

while True:

zipFilename = os.path.basename(folder) + '_' + str(number) + '.zip'

print(f'Checking {zipFilename}...')

if not os.path.exists(zipFilename):

break

number += 1

• The while loop checks if a ZIP file with the current number already exists in the
directory.

• zipFilename creates the filename using the folder name followed by number (e.g.,
FolderName_1.zip).
 • os.path.exists(zipFilename): Checks if a file with the generated zipFilename exists. If
it does, the number is incremented to avoid overwriting existing ZIP files.

4. Creating the ZIP File:

print (f'Creating {zipFilename}...')

backupZip = zipfile.ZipFile(zipFilename, 'w')

• zipfile.ZipFile(zipFilename, 'w') creates a new ZIP file for writing with the specified
filename (zipFilename).

5. Adding Files to the ZIP Archive:

for foldername, subfolders, filenames in os.walk(folder):

print(f'Adding files in {foldername}...')

for filename in filenames:

newBase = os.path.basename(folder)

if filename.startswith(newBase) and filename.endswith('.zip'):

continue

backupZip.write(os.path.join(foldername, filename))

• os.walk(folder): Traverses through all directories, subdirectories, and files within the
folder.

• for filename in filenames: Loops through each file in the current folder.

• newBase = os.path.basename(folder): Extracts just the folder name from the folder
path.

• The if statement checks if the file is an existing ZIP file for the folder itself (to avoid
including it in the new backup ZIP).

• backupZip.write(os.path.join(foldername, filename)): Adds each file to the ZIP

6. Closing the ZIP File:

backupZip.close()

print('Done.')

• backupZip.close(): Closes the ZIP file, ensuring all files are properly written to the
archive.

• print('Done.'): Informs the user that the backup is complete.

def main():

backupToZip("C:\\Users\\bhara\\Documents\\Jupyter\\Foldertobezipped")

• This function calls backupToZip() with a specific folder path as an argument.

• This is the folder you want to back up.

10. Checking if the Script is Run Directly:

if __name__ == "__main__":

main()

• This line checks if the script is being run directly (as opposed to being imported as a
module).

• If so, it calls main() to start the backup process.

• This is a common Python convention to allow a script to be both runnable and

PROGRAM:

import zipfile

import os

def backupToZip(folder):

folder = os.path.abspath(folder)

number = 1

while True:

zipFilename = os.path.basename(folder) + '_' + str(number) + '.zip'

print(f'Checking {zipFilename}...')

if not os.path.exists(zipFilename):

break

number += 1
 print(f'Creating {zipFilename}...')

backupZip = zipfile.ZipFile(zipFilename, 'w')

for foldername, subfolders, filenames in os.walk(folder):

print(f'Adding files in {foldername}...')

for filename in filenames:

newBase = os.path.basename(folder)

if filename.startswith(newBase) and filename.endswith('.zip'):

continue

backupZip.write(os.path.join(foldername, filename))

backupZip.close()

print('Done.')

def main():

backupToZip("C:\\Users\\bhara\\Documents\\Jupyter\\Foldertobezipped")

if _name_ == "_main_":

main()

Output:

Done.