[Tutor] tar a directory

[Bill Nolf]

python version 2.6.6

I'm trying to tar/gzip a directory, the directory is defined as an variable

I want to tar and gzip the directory archive in the example below:

import tarfile
dirarchive = /a/b/c/archive

Test 1

tar.add(dirarchive)

Error:  name 'tar' not defined

Test 2

tarfile.add(dirarchive)

Error:  'module' object has no attribute add

Test 3

archive = tarfile.open(dirachive, "a:gz")
archive.add=(dirarchive)
archive.close()

Error:  IOError  [Errono 21]  Is a directory: /a/b/c/archive

Test 4

archive = tarfile.open("test.tgz", "a:gz")
archive.add=(dirarchive, arcname="test")
archive.close()

Create a gzip file called test.tgz in the current directory, which is close
but no cigar
What I would like is the following gzip file:

/a/b/c/archive.tgz