PHP Web Project Backup Python Script

backup_project.py

# !/usr/local/bin/python3


"""
Back-up PHP web projects and not include the modules or vendor directories, will put back up in same DIR as script'
* need TAR installed on machine
To run: $ python3 backup_projects.py
"""
from datetime import datetime
from pathlib import Path
import os
import subprocess

projects = ('/Users/me/code/project',)
exclude_dirs = ("vendor", "node_modules")


def not_in_dirs(myfile):
    if any(x in myfile.name for x in exclude_dirs):
        return myfile.name


def build_cmd(project_name, backup_file_name, dirs, path):
    cmd = ['tar', '-pczf', backup_file_name]
    for dir in dirs:
        cmd.append("--exclude")
        cmd.append("*%s/%s*" % (project_name, dir))

    cmd.append("-P")
    cmd.append(str(path))

    return cmd


def backup(project):
    project_name = os.path.basename(os.path.normpath(project))
    print("Backing Up... " + project_name + " in `" + project + "`")
    path = Path(project)
    if path.exists():
        backup_file_name = f'backup-{datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S")}-{path.name}.tgz'
        if path.is_dir():
            cmd = build_cmd(project_name, backup_file_name, exclude_dirs, path)
            with subprocess.Popen(cmd) as proc:
                try:
                    proc.wait(timeout=15)
                except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
                    assert proc.returncode is None
                    proc.kill()
                    print("Done.")

    else:
        print("Path does not exist.")


if __name__ == "__main__":
    for project in projects:
        backup(project)