bw2io.backup

Module Contents

Functions

backup_data_directory()	Backup data directory to a .tar.gz (compressed tar archive).
backup_project_directory(project)	Backup project data directory to a .tar.gz (compressed tar archive).
restore_project_directory(fp)	Restore backup created using backup_project_directory.

bw2io.backup.backup_data_directory()

Backup data directory to a .tar.gz (compressed tar archive).

Backup archive is saved to the user’s home directory.

Restoration is done manually. Returns the filepath of the backup archive.

bw2io.backup.backup_project_directory(project)

Backup project data directory to a .tar.gz (compressed tar archive).

project is the name of a project.

Backup archive is saved to the user’s home directory.

Restoration is done using restore_project_directory.

Returns the filepath of the backup archive.

bw2io.backup.restore_project_directory(fp)

Restore backup created using backup_project_directory.

Raises an error is the project already exists.

fp is the filepath of the backup archive.

Returns the name of the newly created project.