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Re: python backup script

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On Monday, May 6, 2013 6:12:28 PM UTC-4, Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 5:01 AM, MMZ <programmer.toronto@gmail.com> wrote:
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> > username = config.get('client', 'mmz')
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> > password = config.get('client', 'pass1')
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> > hostname = config.get('client', 'localhost')
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> 
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> Are 'mmz', 'pass1', and 'localhost' the actual values you want for
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> username, password, and hostname? If so, don't pass them through
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> config.get() at all - just use them directly. In fact, I'd be inclined
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> to just stuff them straight into the Database_list_command literal;
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> that way, it's clear how they're used, and the fact that you aren't
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> escaping them in any way isn't going to be a problem (tip: an
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> apostrophe in your password would currently break your script).
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> 
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> It's also worth noting that the ~/ notation is a shell feature. You
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> may or may not be able to use it in config.read().
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> ChrisA

Thanks Chris. you are right.
So I used them directly and removed configParser. The new error is:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./bbk.py", line 11, in ?
    for database in os.popen(database_list_command).readlines():
NameError: name 'database_list_command' is not defined

any idea?

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python backup script MMZ <programmer.toronto@gmail.com> - 2013-05-06 12:01 -0700
  Re: python backup script Jerry Hill <malaclypse2@gmail.com> - 2013-05-06 15:11 -0400
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      Re: python backup script MMZ <programmer.toronto@gmail.com> - 2013-05-06 15:15 -0700
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    Re: python backup script MMZ <programmer.toronto@gmail.com> - 2013-05-06 15:40 -0700
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