Re: Using python to invoke svnadmin?

Robert Dailey wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I want to create a python script that performs an "svnadmin dump" for
> backup/archival purposes. I realize I could just use python to invoke a
> command, but I wanted to avoid that if possible. Is there a module
> somewhere that facilitates an interface into the svnadmin program? I
> basically need the python equivalent of "svnadmin dump /my/repo >
> my_backup". Thanks.

First, if you're not doing anything special with your backup script, then just use

http://svn.collab.net/repos/svn/trunk/tools/backup/hot-backup.py.in

which comes with Subversion. It compresses backups, keeps N old ones around and
is generally the tool people use to backup their repositories.

If you need to use your own custom backup and don't want to shell out, then use

$ python
>>> import svn.repos
>>> svn.repos.dump_fs2
<function svn_repos_dump_fs2 at 0xf77d66f4>

See svn_repos.h on how to use it.

Regards,
Blair

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Received on 2008-08-13 19:11:46 CEST