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PythonistaBackup.py
# coding: utf-8
'''Creates a zip archive of your Pythonista files and serves them via HTTP in your local network.'''
import sys
if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
from http.server import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
else:
from SimpleHTTPServer import SimpleHTTPRequestHandler
from BaseHTTPServer import HTTPServer
import os, shutil, tempfile, console
import socket
PORT = 8080
def get_ip_address():
s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
s.connect(('google.com', 80))
ip_address = s.getsockname()[0]
s.close()
return ip_address
def main():
doc_path = os.path.expanduser('~/Documents')
os.chdir(doc_path)
backup_path = os.path.join(doc_path, 'Backup.zip')
if os.path.exists(backup_path):
os.remove(backup_path)
print('Creating backup archive...')
shutil.make_archive(os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), 'Backup'), 'zip')
shutil.move(os.path.join(tempfile.gettempdir(), 'Backup.zip'), backup_path)
print('Backup archive created, starting HTTP server...\n')
local_url = 'http://localhost:%i/Backup.zip' % (PORT,)
wifi_url = 'http://%s:%i/Backup.zip' % (get_ip_address(), PORT)
server = HTTPServer(('', PORT), SimpleHTTPRequestHandler)
console.clear()
print('You can tap the following link to open the backup Zip archive in Safari (from where you can transfer it to other apps on this device):')
console.write_link(local_url + '\n', 'safari-' + local_url)
print('\nIf you want to transfer the backup to another device in your local WiFi network, enter the following URL in a web browser on the other device:')
print(wifi_url)
print('\n====\nTap the stop button in the editor or console when you\'re done.')
try:
server.serve_forever()
except KeyboardInterrupt:
server.shutdown()
server.socket.close()
print('Server stopped')
if __name__ == '__main__':
main()
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