recursively archiving files

[bahoo]

Hi,

Can I use python to recursively compress files under subdirectories
with a certain format such as "ABC_XXX_XXX.dat" into a .gz or .zip
file? I used to do it with "tar" on unix, but I don't like to put
commands into a single line, as it is often more prone to error.

Thanks
bahoo

 

[Larry Bates]

Hi,

Can I use python to recursively compress files under subdirectories
with a certain format such as "ABC_XXX_XXX.dat" into a .gz or .zip
file? I used to do it with "tar" on unix, but I don't like to put
commands into a single line, as it is often more prone to error.

Thanks
bahoo

Use os.walk to talk your branch of directories.
Use glob.glob to find only those files that match your mask.
Use zipfile or tarfile module (depending on if you want .gz or
..zip compressed file) to add each file to the compressed file.

-Larry