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
