Day 11 - Chai Time Automation Series
?? Automating Database Backups with Python
Database backups are essential for ensuring data integrity and preventing data loss. Today, we'll learn how to use Python and the subprocess library to automate PostgreSQL database backups.
First, make sure you have PostgreSQL installed and the pg_dump command available on your system.
Now, let's create a simple script to perform a database backup:
In this example, we import the necessary modules, define the backup settings, and create the backup file path. We then run the pg_dump command using the subprocess library to perform the database backup.
Stay tuned for the final article in this series, where we'll learn about automating data visualization with Python!