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zipping folders using python

hello all,

im really new to python. please help me out with this

i'm trying to create a python script that will zip a folder. In my red hat PC, in /usr/local/testlogs/, there will be be few folders. i want to zip all the folder's , NOT as one zip file, but as multiple zip files. please help me out!!

Please show us what you have got already and where you have problems with your code.

#
import os
import zipfile

path = '/usr/local/testlogs/test2/*'

def zipdir(path, zip):
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
for file in files:
zip.write(os.path.join(root, file))

for directories in glob.glob(path) :
zipf = zipfile.ZipFile('%s.zip'%directory, 'w')
zipdir(path, zipf)
zipf.close()
#

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hi,

sorry about that. i have tried really hard to get this working and below is my latest script. im not sure why its not creating separate zip files. It is adding all the folders into 1 zip file

Code:

def zip_folder(folder_path, output_path):

    parent_folder = os.path.dirname(folder_path)

    contents = os.walk(folder_path)

    try:

        zip_file = zipfile.ZipFile(output_path, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)

        for root, folders, files in contents:

            for folder_name in folders:

                absolute_path = os.path.join(root, folder_name)

                relative_path = absolute_path.replace(parent_folder + '\\',

                                                      '')

                print "Adding '%s' to archive." % absolute_path

                zip_file.write(absolute_path, relative_path)

            for file_name in files:

                absolute_path = os.path.join(root, file_name)

                relative_path = absolute_path.replace(parent_folder + '\\',

                                                      '')

                print "Adding '%s' to archive." % absolute_path

                zip_file.write(absolute_path, relative_path)

        print "'%s' created successfully." % output_path

    except IOError, message:

        print message

        sys.exit(1)

    except OSError, message:

        print message

        sys.exit(1)

    except zipfile.BadZipfile, message:

        print message

        sys.exit(1)

    finally:

        zip_file.close()



if __name__ == '__main__':

    zip_folder(r'/usr/local/testlogs/test2/',

                r'/usr/local/testlogs/test/zipfilename.zip')

another thing is...i also can figureout a way on how get the zipfiles to be named the same the folder it will zip