sample python script to upload website files to dropbbox

dbox_cli_uploader.py

#! /usr/bin/python3

# !IMPORTANT: Make sure this is installed already: https://github.com/andreafabrizi/Dropbox-Uploader

import subprocess
import time
from datetime import datetime as dt
import os

if __name__ == "__main__":
    _start_time = float(time.perf_counter())
    now = dt.now()
    dt_string = now.strftime("%H%M%S_%m_%d_%Y")
    home_dir = "/home/cabox/workspace"
    arch_file_name = "WesternReload_wpcontent_" + dt_string + ".zip"

    wp_cli_cmd = subprocess.run(["wp", "db", "export"])
    print("wp db export: %d" % wp_cli_cmd.returncode)

    #   # zip up the wp-content dir
    zip_cmd = subprocess.run(["zip", "-r", arch_file_name, "wp-content/"])
    print("zip wpcontent dir: %d" % zip_cmd.returncode)

    #   # add the exported sql file to the zip archive
    zip_cmd = subprocess.run(["zip", "-g", arch_file_name, "*.sql"])
    print("add sql file: %d" % zip_cmd.returncode)

    #   # add wp-config file to the zip archive
    zip_cmd = subprocess.run(["zip", "-g", arch_file_name, "wp-config.php"])
    print("add config file: %d" % zip_cmd.returncode)

    #   # bash dropbox_uploader.sh upload ../WesternReload_wpcontent_bkup_114810_10_29_2021.zip WRC
    upload_cmd_cmd = subprocess.run(["bash", "dropboxup/dropbox_uploader.sh", "upload", arch_file_name, arch_file_name])
    print("uploading file: %d" % upload_cmd_cmd.returncode)

    # remove the sql and archive files
    print("Cleanup ... ")
    files_in_directory = os.listdir(home_dir)
    filtered_files = [file for file in files_in_directory if file.endswith(".zip") or file.endswith(".sql")]
    for file in filtered_files:
        path_to_file = os.path.join(home_dir, file)
        print("\t deleting ", path_to_file)
        os.remove(path_to_file)

    _end_time = float(time.perf_counter())
    _total_time = round(_end_time - _start_time, 2)
    print("Finished in " + str(_total_time) + " second(s)")