zip a folder and store zipped file into another folder in python

Question

I am zipping a folder in python like

mypath = "c:\Test\mypath"
foldername = "mydata"
zipf = zipfile.ZipFile(foldername + '.zip', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
zipdir(mypath, zipf)
zipf.close()

the output of zipped file mydata.zip is located at mypath "c:\Test\mypath\mydata.zip" But i want mydata.zip file into another folder like "c:\Test\mypath\anotherfolder\mydata.zip"

Please help me to do achieve this.

os.rename() or shutil.move() https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8858008/how-to-move-a-file-in-python — Valeriy Gaydar, Oct 03 '17 at 11:39

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 04 '17 at 07:53

The zip file is created in the current working directory. that is "c:\Test\mypath" To achieve my requirement, I changed the current working directory using os.chdir() as "c:\Test\mypath\anotherfolder" and got the zip file in the same location

mypath = "c:\Test\mypath"
foldername = "mydata"
anotherpath = "c:\Test\mypath\anotherfolder"
os.chdir(anotherpath)
zipf = zipfile.ZipFile(foldername + '.zip', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
zipdir(mypath, zipf)
zipf.close()

zip a folder and store zipped file into another folder in python

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