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#!/usr/bin/env python3
import os
import zipfile
FOLDERS_TO_EXCLUDE = ['Applications', 'Downloads', 'Movies', 'Music', 'Public', 'node_modules']
def zipdir(path, ziph):
for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
dirs[:] = [x for x in dirs if (
x not in FOLDERS_TO_EXCLUDE) and (not x.startswith('.'))]
for file in files:
if not file.startswith('.'):
ziph.write(os.path.join(root, file))
ziph.write('/Users/denizozger/Library/Application Support/Code/User/settings.json')
ziph.write('/Users/denizozger/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/User/Preferences.sublime-settings')
ziph.write('/Users/denizozger/.bash_profile')
if __name__ == '__main__':
zipf = zipfile.ZipFile('deniz_backup.zip', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
zipdir('/Users/denizozger', zipf)
zipf.close()
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