python: Session from mysql save as xml?

[Chris Stoughton]

Sorry that the question was not clear.  The source in this example is in a
mysql database.



On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 6:54 AM, Mike Evans <mikee at saxicola.co.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, 9 May 2016 16:17:55 -0700 (PDT)
> stoughto <chris.stoughton at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I would like to run a script to backup a a gnucash book, using python:
> >
> > from gnucash import *
> > session = Session("mysql://username:password@localhost/gnucash")
> > saveFileName = "backup-12345.xml"
> > session.saveAs(saveFileName)
> >
> >
> > The method I am missing is "Session.saveAs(fileName)"
> >
> > Does such a thing exist, or if not, can someone suggest how to implement
> > such a thing?
> >
> > This does not have to be a method of the class Session.  Filling in the
> > details of this function def would work just as well:
> >
> > def saveSessionToFile(session, fileName):
> >     # open the xml file
> >     # write the session to it
> >     # close whatever needs to be closed
> >     return
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> >
> >
>
> Why do it that way? If you just want to backup your file do:
>
> from shutil import copyfile
>
> copyfile(src, dst)
>
> Mike E
>
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