import os

import shutil

import logging

import datetime

# Configure logging

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO, format='%(asctime)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s')

def backup_files(source_dir, backup_dir):

"""

Backs up files from the source directory to the backup directory.

Logs errors if any occur.

"""

try:

# Create backup directory if it doesn't exist

if not os.path.exists(backup_dir):

os.makedirs(backup_dir)

# Get current timestamp for backup directory name

timestamp = datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")

backup_subdir = os.path.join(backup_dir, timestamp)

os.makedirs(backup_subdir)

# Iterate through files in source directory

for root, _, files in os.walk(source_dir):

for file in files:

source_path = os.path.join(root, file)

relative_path = os.path.relpath(source_path, source_dir)

backup_path = os.path.join(backup_subdir, relative_path)

try:

# Create destination directory if needed

os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(backup_path), exist_ok=True)

# Copy the file

shutil.copy2(source_path, backup_path) #copy2 preserves metadata

logging.info(f"Successfully backed up: {source_path} to {backup_path}")

except Exception as e:

logging.error(f"Error backing up {source_path}: {e}")

except Exception as e:

logging.error(f"An error occurred: {e}")

if __name__ == "__main__":

# Example usage

source_directory = "/path/to/source/directory" # Replace with your source directory

backup_directory = "/path/to/backup/directory" # Replace with your backup directory

backup_files(source_directory, backup_directory)