from python_on_whales import docker import datetime import sys import pathlib now = "{date:%Y%m%d-%H%M%S}".format( date=datetime.datetime.now() ) source_volume = "friendica_db" archive_filename = source_volume + "-" + now archive_bind = pathlib.Path().resolve() archive_path = str(archive_bind) + "/" + archive_filename image = "loomchild/volume-backup" command = ["backup", "-c", "gz", archive_filename] volumes = [ (source_volume,"/volume"), (archive_bind, "/backup") ] print("Archive volume: ", source_volume, " to file: ", archive_path) out=docker.run(image=image, command=command, volumes=volumes)