Amazing-Python-Scripts

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import os
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import shutil
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import datetime
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def backup_files(source_dir, destination_dir):
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    """
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    Backup files from the source directory to the destination directory.
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    :param source_dir: The directory containing the files to be backed up.
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    :param destination_dir: The directory where the backup files will be stored.
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    """
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    timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d%H%M%S')
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    backup_dir = os.path.join(destination_dir, f"backup_{timestamp}")
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    try:
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        shutil.copytree(source_dir, backup_dir)
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        print(f"Backup created successfully at {backup_dir}")
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    except OSError as e:
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        print(f"Error creating backup: {e}")
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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    # Replace these paths with the appropriate source and destination directories
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    source_directory = "/path/to/source_directory"
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    destination_directory = "/path/to/destination_directory"
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    backup_files(source_directory, destination_directory)
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