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How to take automate backup using python on local system...?
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First what is backup?
Backup means πŸ“(File)β†’ Compress β†’ Copy β†’ Save.

import shutil
import datetime
import os
def backup_files(source,destination):
    today=datetime.date.today()
    backup_filename=os.path.join(destination,f"backup_{today}")
    stutil.make.archive(backup_filename,'gztar',source)

source="path/to/source_file"
destination="path/to/destination_file"

backup_files(source,destination)

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