{"library":"shadowcopy","title":"shadowcopy","description":"A simple Python library for creating shadow copies (snapshots) of files or directories on Windows using the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Current version 0.0.4, infrequent releases.","language":"python","status":"active","last_verified":"Fri May 01","install":{"commands":["pip install shadowcopy"],"cli":null},"imports":["from shadowcopy import create_shadow_copy"],"auth":{"required":false,"env_vars":[]},"quickstart":{"code":"from shadowcopy import create_shadow_copy\n\n# Create a shadow copy of a directory\nresult = create_shadow_copy('C:\\\\path\\\\to\\\\folder')\nprint(result)  # e.g., '\\\\?\\GLOBALROOT\\Device\\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy1\\'","lang":"python","description":"Creates a VSS snapshot of a directory on Windows and returns the shadow copy path.","tag":null,"tag_description":null,"last_tested":null,"results":[]},"compatibility":null}