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import os, tarfile, sys
from optparse import OptionParser
excludes = ""
parser = OptionParser()
parser.add_option("-x", "--exclude", dest="exclude", default="", help="file to exclude")
(opts, args) = parser.parse_args()
excludes = opts.exclude
excludesMap = {}
for i in excludes.split(','):
excludesMap[i] = i
if len(args) != 2:
print("Usage: %s <tar file to create> <dir whose contents should be tarred> [options]" % sys.argv[0])
print(" Creates a tar file of the CONTENTS of a given directory.")
sys.exit(1)
def main():
destPath = sys.argv[1]
targetDir = sys.argv[2]
# create the new tar file.
destFile = tarfile.open(destPath, 'w')
# for every item INSIDE targetDir (exclude targetDir itself)...
for dirItem in os.listdir(targetDir):
if dirItem not in excludesMap:
# add the directory's item (dir/file/whatever), but give it just the name of the item, not the whole path.
destFile.add(os.path.join(targetDir, dirItem), dirItem)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

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