added zipper

.gitignore

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 .pyc
-.DS_Store
+.DS_Store
+_tmp

18_zipper.py

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+import os
+from datetime import datetime
+from zipfile import ZipFile
+
+
+#set file name and time of creation
+today = datetime.now()
+file_name = 'zipper_' + today.strftime('%Y.%m.%dh%H%M') + '.zip'
+dir_name = 'tmp/'  # update path
+
+
+def zipdir(path, zip):
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
+        for file in files:
+            zip.write(os.path.join(root, file))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    zipfile = ZipFile(file_name, 'w')
+    zipdir(dir_name, zipfile)
+    zipfile.close()

_tmp/test_file_01.py

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+fsdfasdfasfasdfasdf

_tmp/test_file_02.py

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nasdfafapsodfpaodfk

readme.md

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 1. **14_html_to_markdown.sh**: Convert all html files in a single directory to markdown
 1. **15_check_my_environment.py**: Pass in a config file based on your environment.
 1. **16_jinja_quick_load.py**: Render a quick Jinja2 template
-1. **17_rewrite_git_history.md**: Backdating/Rewriting Git history (use at your own risk)
+1. **17_rewrite_git_history.md**: Backdating/Rewriting Git history (use at your own risk)
+1. **18_zipper.py**: Zip contents of a directory, adding a timestamp to the filename