shell

#
# Example file for working with filesystem shell methods
#

import os
from os import path
import shutil
from shutil import make_archive
from zipfile import ZipFile

def main():
	# make a duplicate of an existing file
	if path.exists("textfile.txt"):
		# get the path to the file in the current directory
		src = path.realpath("textfile.txt")

		# let's make a backup copy by appending "bak" to the name
		dst = src + ".bak"

		# copy over the permissions, modification times, and other info
		# shutil.copy(src, dst)
		# shutil.copystat(src, dst)

		# rename the original file
		# os.rename("textfile.txt", "newfile.txt")

		# now put things into a ZIP archive
		# root_dir, tail = path.split(src)
		# shutil.make_archive("archive","zip",root_dir)

		# more fine-grained control over ZIP files
		with ZipFile("testzip.zip", "w") as newzip:
			newzip.write("textfile.txt")
			newzip.write("textfile.txt.bak")

if __name__ == "__main__":
	main()