Python backup script to S3

backup.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# John Horton 
import argparse
import sys
import os 
 
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Make tarball and upload to s3')

parser.add_argument('-d','--dir', help='Input directory',required=True)

args = parser.parse_args()

new_file = args.dir[:-1] + '.tar.gz'

cmd = 'tar -zcvf ' + new_file + " " + args.dir
os.system(cmd)
print("Tarball completed...uploading to S3")
cmd = "s3cmd put " + new_file + " s3://john_horton_backups/"
os.system(cmd)