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Program 7

The document contains a Python script that creates a backup of a specified folder by compressing it into a ZIP file. It checks for existing ZIP files to avoid overwriting and adds all files from the folder to the new ZIP archive. The script is executed with a specified folder path for backup.

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Program 7

The document contains a Python script that creates a backup of a specified folder by compressing it into a ZIP file. It checks for existing ZIP files to avoid overwriting and adds all files from the folder to the new ZIP archive. The script is executed with a specified folder path for backup.

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Bhagyashree
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import zipfile,os

def backupToZip(folder):

print('enter into function')

folder = [Link](folder)

number=1

while True:

zipFilename=[Link](folder)+'_'+str(number)+'.zip'

if not [Link](zipFilename):

break

number=number+1

print('creating %s...'%(zipFilename))

backupZip=[Link](zipFilename,'w')

for foldername,subfolders,filenames in [Link](folder):

print('Adding files in %s...' %(foldername))

[Link](foldername)

for filename in filenames:

newBase=[Link](folder)

if [Link](newBase) and [Link]('.zip'):

continue

[Link]([Link](foldername,filename))

[Link]()

print('done')

#Main program

backupToZip(r'C:\Users\Chandru\Desktop\backup')

OUTPUT
creating backup_1.zip...
Adding files in C:\Users\Chandru\Desktop\backup...
done

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