QuietDirTozipFile.py

A simple Python script to create a zip archive from a specified directory.

Description

QuietDirTozipFile.py is a Python 3.11 script that compresses the contents of a specified directory into a .zip archive. It takes two arguments:

1. source_folder: The path to the folder you want to compress.
2. zip_file: The desired output zip file path (with a .zip suffix).

This script will silently archive the contents of the folder without any prompts or additional outputs, except for a completion message.

Requirements

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Standard Python libraries: shutil, os, argparse

Installation

No installation required. Simply download or clone the repository and run the script using Python 3.11.

Usage

1. Open a terminal or command prompt.

2. Navigate to the directory where QuietDirTozipFile.py is located.

3. Run the script using the following command:

   python QuietDirTozipFile.py <source_folder> <zip_file>

   • <source_folder>: The directory path you want to compress.
   • <zip_file>: The path where you want the output .zip file to be saved (including the .zip extension).

Example

To compress the folder my_folder into my_archive.zip, run:

python QuietDirTozipFile.py my_folder my_archive.zip

Once the process is complete, you will see the following message:

Finish my_folder > my_archive.zip