How to make function "make_archive" to include the parent directory in python

Question

I am using shutil.make_archive function to make archive

But it only archive the contents of directory. i have the folder to backup like root_dir = /home/john/public_html

I use that then my archive contains the contents of public_html but i want to include public_html itself in archive.

Now in my john folder i have many other folders as well that i don't want to backup so i can't use /home/john

Zach Kelling · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-22 13:43:19Z

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You want to pass the base_dir argument, as mentioned in the docs:

shutil.make_archive('public_html_backup', 'zip', '/home/john', '/home/john/public_html')

answered May 22, 2011 at 13:43

Zach Kelling

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do base_dir has to be the full path or it is realtive to the root path. i mean public_html or /home/john/public_html