Re.'Compressing folders in Windows using Python'
Hi all,This is in reply to the 'Compressing folders in Windows using Python' query I raised y'day. I figured out that windows does not allow command line zipping so I started looking for alternatives. I found some modules in Perl which does zipping. I guess it goes by the name 'gzip'. I plan to write the zipping feature in Perl and import it into Python. Thanx a lot for all those who took time to answer my query. If you find any loophole in the above approach feel free to drop me mail... Srikar -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Re.'Compressing folders in Windows using Python'
sri2097 wrote: Hi all,This is in reply to the 'Compressing folders in Windows using Python' query I raised y'day. I figured out that windows does not allow command line zipping so I started looking for alternatives. I found some modules in Perl which does zipping. I guess it goes by the name 'gzip'. I plan to write the zipping feature in Perl and import it into Python. Cool! When you're done, check out http://docs.python.org/lib/module-gzip.html and see how yours compares with the standard one... ;-) -Peter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Re.'Compressing folders in Windows using Python'
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Re: Re.'Compressing folders in Windows using Python'
Isn't it much easier to figure out how python built-in module 'zipfile'
works?
Pseudo-code would be something like:
#UNTESTED
import zipfile
import os
import os.path
zf = zipfile.ZipFile('myzipfilename.zip', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
for root, dirs, files in os.walk('compressthisdir'):
for f in riles:
fullname = os.join(root, f)
zf.write(fullname)
zf.close()
Cheers,
--Tim
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Re: Re.'Compressing folders in Windows using Python'
Using gzip means you can compress only 1 file per gzip; so you'll have to invent something like tar to put all your files in your directories together into 1 file and then apply gzip on that file to get it compressed... Using the zipfile module should allow you to create a standard winzip-compatible archive that puts all files directly into 1 compressed archive. cheers, --Tim -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Compressing folders in Windows using Python.
Hi, I'm trying to zip a particular fiolder and place the zipped folder into a target folder using python. I have used the following command in 'ubuntu'. zip_command = 'zip -qr %s %s' % (target, ' '.join(source)) I execute this using os.command(zip_command). It works fine... But when I run this script in Windows XP, I get an error while executing the above zip command. What command is there to zip files in Windows? Or is there any other problem ? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Compressing folders in Windows using Python.
On Sun, 01 Jan 2006 04:07:11 -0800, sri2097 wrote: Hi, I'm trying to zip a particular fiolder and place the zipped folder into a target folder using python. I have used the following command in 'ubuntu'. zip_command = 'zip -qr %s %s' % (target, ' '.join(source)) I execute this using os.command(zip_command). It works fine... But when I run this script in Windows XP, I get an error while executing the above zip command. Would you like to tell us what error you get? No no, I'll just guess... your disk is full... am I close? *wink* What command is there to zip files in Windows? Or is there any other problem ? What happens if you call up a Windows command prompt and type zip at the prompt? -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Compressing folders in Windows using Python.
Steven D'Aprano wrote: But when I run this script in Windows XP, I get an error while executing the above zip command. Would you like to tell us what error you get? I presume the error he's seeing is something along the line of: zip: Bad command or filename. That's basically because there is no commandline builtin for zipping up files on Windows, and I don't know of WinZIP or any of the InfoZIP derived GUIs installing a command-line zipper. What might help you though (and keep you platform-independent): http://www.python.org/doc/2.4.2/lib/module-zipfile.html --- Heiko. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Compressing folders in Windows using Python.
Heiko Wundram wrote: That's basically because there is no commandline builtin for zipping up files on Windows, and I don't know of WinZIP or any of the InfoZIP derived GUIs installing a command-line zipper. btw. the zip command isn't builtin on Unix either. It's only available if you installed the corresponding InfoZIP package(s). I know pretty much every Linux-distribution comes preinstalled with it (because of stuff like ark, a KDE-frontend for archivers, requiring it), but you shouldn't rely on that either. --- Heiko. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Compressing folders in Windows using Python.
Heiko Wundram wrote: Steven D'Aprano wrote: But when I run this script in Windows XP, I get an error while executing the above zip command. Would you like to tell us what error you get? I presume the error he's seeing is something along the line of: zip: Bad command or filename. That's basically because there is no commandline builtin for zipping up files on Windows, and I don't know of WinZIP or any of the InfoZIP derived GUIs installing a command-line zipper. What might help you though (and keep you platform-independent): http://www.python.org/doc/2.4.2/lib/module-zipfile.html --- Heiko. Go and get something like 7-ZIP and put a path environment variable in. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Compressing folders in Windows using Python.
sri2097 wrote: Hi, I'm trying to zip a particular fiolder and place the zipped folder into a target folder using python. I have used the following command in 'ubuntu'. zip_command = 'zip -qr %s %s' % (target, ' '.join(source)) I execute this using os.command(zip_command). It works fine... But when I run this script in Windows XP, I get an error while executing the above zip command. What command is there to zip files in Windows? Or is there any other problem ? zip is not a built-in command for windows. You might use winzip or something else, there is a bunch of different compression tools available. ciao - chris -- Christian Tismer :^) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tismerysoft GmbH : Have a break! Take a ride on Python's Johannes-Niemeyer-Weg 9A :*Starship* http://starship.python.net/ 14109 Berlin : PGP key - http://wwwkeys.pgp.net/ work +49 30 802 86 56 mobile +49 173 24 18 776 fax +49 30 80 90 57 05 PGP 0x57F3BF04 9064 F4E1 D754 C2FF 1619 305B C09C 5A3B 57F3 BF04 whom do you want to sponsor today? http://www.stackless.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
Re: Compressing folders in Windows using Python.
Christian Tismer wrote: sri2097 wrote: Hi, I'm trying to zip a particular fiolder and place the zipped folder into a target folder using python. I have used the following command in 'ubuntu'. zip_command = 'zip -qr %s %s' % (target, ' '.join(source)) I execute this using os.command(zip_command). It works fine... But when I run this script in Windows XP, I get an error while executing the above zip command. What command is there to zip files in Windows? Or is there any other problem ? zip is not a built-in command for windows. You might use winzip or something else, there is a bunch of different compression tools available. ciao - chris Something else to watch for -- Spaces in filenames. Uncommon on unix/linux, but very common on windows. Put some double-quotes around the filenames in your zip_command: zip_command = 'zip -qr %s %s' % (target, ' '.join(source)) AFAIK there are built-in zip modules available in Python? They might be a better alternative to calling an external zip command? (Winzip btw, has a seperate download for a command-line capable version of the compressor) cheers, --Tim -- Christian Tismer :^) mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] tismerysoft GmbH : Have a break! Take a ride on Python's Johannes-Niemeyer-Weg 9A :*Starship* http://starship.python.net/ 14109 Berlin : PGP key - http://wwwkeys.pgp.net/ work +49 30 802 86 56 mobile +49 173 24 18 776 fax +49 30 80 90 57 05 PGP 0x57F3BF04 9064 F4E1 D754 C2FF 1619 305B C09C 5A3B 57F3 BF04 whom do you want to sponsor today? http://www.stackless.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
