ZIP folder with subfolder in python

Question

I need to zip a folder that containts an .xml file and a .fgdb file by using python. Could anyone help me? I tried a few scripts I found on internet but there is always some technical issue (such as creating an empty zip file, or create zip file I cannot open 'no permission' etc..)

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

The key to making it work is the os.walk() function. Here is a script I assembled in the past that should work. Let me know if you get any exceptions.

import zipfile
import os
import sys

def zipfolder(foldername, target_dir):            
    zipobj = zipfile.ZipFile(foldername + '.zip', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
    rootlen = len(target_dir) + 1
    for base, dirs, files in os.walk(target_dir):
        for file in files:
            fn = os.path.join(base, file)
            zipobj.write(fn, fn[rootlen:])

zipfolder('thenameofthezipfile', 'thedirectorytobezipped') #insert your variables here
sys.exit()