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Archiving Files Using Python Apart from Latest File

I am trying to archive existing file apart from the latest modified file in Python or FME. I have managed to get it to point where I can get python pick up the latest modified file but any ideas on how I can archive all the files i have in my folder apart from the last modified file?

Thank You

Solution

  • You can solve your problem using this snippet of code:

    import glob
import os
import zipfile

files_dir = r'C:\Users\..\files' # here should be path to directory with your files
files = glob.glob(files_dir + '\*')
# find all files that located in specified directory
files_modify_dt = [os.path.getmtime(file) for file in files]
# take files except last modified file
files_to_zip = [file for _, file in sorted(zip(files_modify_dt, files))][:-1]
# zip of selected files
with zipfile.ZipFile(os.path.join(files_dir, 'archive.zip'), 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zip_obj:
    for file in files_to_zip:
        zip_obj.write(file, os.path.basename(file))
        os.remove(file)