Create and Timestamp Zip File of Directory

This function compresses all files in the specified directory into a zip file and returns the timestamp when the compression is completed.

Technology Stack : os, zipfile, json, datetime

Code Type : File operation

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def zip_file(file_path, output_path):
    import os
    import zipfile
    import json
    import datetime

    def list_files(directory):
        return [f for f in os.listdir(directory) if os.path.isfile(os.path.join(directory, f))]

    def get_timestamp():
        return datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")

    def create_zip(directory, output):
        with zipfile.ZipFile(output, 'w') as zipf:
            for file in list_files(directory):
                zipf.write(os.path.join(directory, file), arcname=file)
        return get_timestamp()

    try:
        zip_time = create_zip(file_path, output_path)
        return f"Zip file created at {zip_time}"
    except Exception as e:
        return f"An error occurred: {e}"