🗂️ Python Backup Automation Script

This lab demonstrates how to create a Python script that automates the backup of files or directories. It compresses selected folders into a .zip archive and stores it in a designated backup directory.

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✅ What This Lab Covers

• File/directory selection
• Creating time-stamped backup files
• Zipping files using shutil and os
• Logging basic backup activity

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🚀 How to Run

1. Place the folders/files you want to back up inside the to_backup/ folder
2. Run the script:

python3 scripts/backup_script.py

## 📸 Screenshots

### 1️⃣ Backup Console Output  
Shows successful backup message from script.

![Backup Console Output](screenshots/01_backup_console_output.png)

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### 2️⃣ Backup Folder Created  
Displays the ZIP file in the backups folder.

![Backup Folder Created](screenshots/02_backup_folder_created.png)