Tarfile module error

[Beowulf]

Hello,

I'm using Python to automate admin tasks on my job. We use Windoze
2000 as desktop platform. When executing this daily backup scripts I
get the following error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "C:\UTILS\backup.py", line 8, in ?
TarFileBackup = tarfile.open(NewBackupFilename, 'w:bz2')
  File "C:\Python23\lib\tarfile.py", line 875, in open
return func(name, filemode, fileobj)
  File "C:\Python23\lib\tarfile.py", line 980, in bz2open
raise ReadError, "not a bzip2 file"
tarfile.ReadError: not a bzip2 file

Here's the code:

import tarfile
from datetime import datetime

DirBackup = r'\\skpdc01\Backups'
DirOrig = r'C:\WUTemp'

NewBackupFilename = DirBackup + '\\' + '%s' % (datetime.today()) +
'.tar.bz2'
TarFileBackup = tarfile.open(NewBackupFilename, 'w:bz2')
TarFileBackup.add(DirOrig)
TarFileBackup.close()

What am I doing wrong? From the error message I gues the library is
expecting the bzip file to exists, but I am explicitly open it whit
'w:bz2' Any ideas?

Thanks.
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Re: Python programming

[Beowulf]

Once you master one language it is easy to understand other.  I mastered C in 
my younger years, writing signal handlers and thread on Solaris and AIX.

It it not the syntax, that comes easy, it is building the correct algorithm 
that matters.

The best way to learn is make some thing useful that you need.  I would suggest 
project with Raspberry Pi to learn python.

On Tuesday, February 11, 2014 4:21:29 PM UTC-8, ngangsia akumbo wrote:
> Please i have a silly question to ask.
> 
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> 
> How long did it take you to learn how to write programs?
> 
> 
> 
> What is the best way i can master thinker?
> 
> I know the syntax but using it to write a program is a problem
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Re: Exploring outlook contents

[Beowulf TrollsHammer]

Subir wrote:

> Hi,
>
>   I am trying to build an application to explore the contents of an
> outlook .pst files. All the reference that I have seen uses the
> registry to do so. Does any one know any other way of doing this. Also,
> is anyone has any code which does something related to this, please let
> me know.
>
> -Subir


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HTH

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