backup_ver1.py

import os
import time

source = ['/home/intrior/notes']

target_dir = '/home/intrior/backup'

if not os.path.exists(target_dir):
	os.mkdir(target_dir) # make directory

today = target_dir + os.sep + time.strftime('%Y%m%d')

now = time.strftime('%H%M%S')

comment = raw_input('Enter a comment --> ')

if len(comment) == 0:
	target = today + os.sep + now + '.zip'
else:
	target = today + os.sep + now + '_' + \
		comment.replace(' ', '_') + '.zip'

if not os.path.exists(today):
	os.mkdir(today)
	print 'Successfully created directory', today


zip_command = "zip -r {0} {1}".format(target, ' '.join(source))

print "Zip command is:"
print zip_command
print "Running:"

if os.system(zip_command) == 0:
	print 'Successful backup to', target
else:
	print 'Backup FAILED'