install pywin32-220

Lib/site-packages/win32/scripts/backupEventLog.py

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+
+# Generate a base file name
+import time, os
+import win32api
+import win32evtlog
+
+def BackupClearLog(logType):
+	datePrefix = time.strftime("%Y%m%d", time.localtime(time.time()))
+	fileExists = 1
+	retry = 0
+	while fileExists:
+		if retry == 0:
+			index = ""
+		else:
+			index = "-%d" % retry
+		try:
+			fname = os.path.join(win32api.GetTempPath(), "%s%s-%s" % (datePrefix, index, logType) + ".evt")
+			os.stat(fname)
+		except os.error:
+			fileExists = 0
+		retry = retry + 1
+	# OK - have unique file name.
+	try:
+		hlog = win32evtlog.OpenEventLog(None, logType)
+	except win32evtlogutil.error as details:
+		print("Could not open the event log", details)
+		return
+	try:
+		if win32evtlog.GetNumberOfEventLogRecords(hlog)==0:
+			print("No records in event log %s - not backed up" % logType)
+			return
+		win32evtlog.ClearEventLog(hlog, fname)
+		print("Backed up %s log to %s" % (logType, fname))
+	finally:
+		win32evtlog.CloseEventLog(hlog)
+		
+if __name__=='__main__':
+	BackupClearLog("Application")
+	BackupClearLog("System")
+	BackupClearLog("Security")