def make_test_directories(self, num_dirs=17):
        self.log_message('Make %s test directories' % num_dirs, header=True)
        if not self.BACKUP_DIR:
            self.fail_with_message('The attribute POORMANS_DB_BACKUP_DIR must be defined in the settings file')
            return
        
        
        for x in range(1, num_dirs+1):
            earlier_day = self.CURRENT_DATETIME + timedelta(days=-x)
            
            new_dirname = BackupMaker.get_backup_subdirectory_name(earlier_day)
            full_new_dirname = os.path.join(self.BACKUP_DIR, new_dirname)

            if os.path.isdir(full_new_dirname):
                self.log_message('(%s) dir exists: %s' % (x, full_new_dirname))
                continue
                
            os.makedirs(full_new_dirname)
            self.log_message('(%s) new dir made: %s' % (x, full_new_dirname))
                
            test_filename = os.path.join(full_new_dirname, 'afile.txt')
            fh = open(test_filename, 'w')
            fh.write('blah')
            fh.close()    
            self.log_message('test file: %s' % (test_filename))
import os, sys

sys.path.append('/home/p/r/prasad/webapps/django/MCB-Graphics-Printer-Scheduler/mcb_printer_scheduler')
sys.path.append('/home/p/r/prasad/webapps/django/MCB-Graphics-Printer-Scheduler')

from mcb_printer_scheduler import settings
from django.core.management import setup_environ
setup_environ(settings)

# pull in "BackupMaker"
sys.path.append('/home/p/r/prasad/webapps/django/mcb_lib/poor-mans-db-backup')
from backupdb.backup_files import BackupMaker


if __name__ == '__main__':
    mb = BackupMaker(backup_name='Poster Printer')
    mb.make_backup()

import os, sys

sys.path.append('/var/webapps/django/mcb-finance-utilities/')
sys.path.append('/var/webapps/django/mcb-finance-utilities/finance_utilities')

from finance_utilities import settings
from django.core.management import setup_environ
setup_environ(settings)

# pull in "BackupMaker"
sys.path.append('/var/webapps/django/mcb_lib/poor-mans-db-backup')
from backupdb.backup_files import BackupMaker


if __name__ == '__main__':
    mb = BackupMaker(backup_name='Finance Utilities (hcom training)')
    mb.make_backup()