Duplicity, amazon s3 backend exception

Question

I'm trying to create an auto backup using duplicity into amazon s3 following this guide: easy server backups to amazon s3 with duplicity

However, at this command:

duplicity /var/www s3+http://com.mycorp.myhost.backup

I encounter the error:

BackendException: Could not initialize backend: No module named boot

Googling does not yield understandable results for me. FYI, the actual command I run is:

duplicity /Users/okyretina/Dropbox/archive/ s3+http://com.sinkdrive.okyretina.dropbox.archieve

I understand that this guide is for linux and I am using mac osx lion but I figured it should work as well. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

score 19 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 30 '13 at 13:10

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If you are on debian/ubuntu you can install it via: sudo apt-get install python-boto

answered Jan 30 '13 at 13:10

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Warning: This may randomly break again during an upgrade. Also, if the above doesn't work, try `sudo pip install boto` instead. – starbeamrainbowlabs Dec 06 '18 at 10:40

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 01 '19 at 16:55

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I was getting the same problem again when upgrading to Ubuntu 19.10 and installing python-boto was not helping. Turns out python3-boto is required in newer versions.

sudo apt install python3-boto

answered Nov 01 '19 at 16:55

Teele

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oky_sabeni · Accepted Answer · 2012-08-13T13:49:59.080

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It turns out that I need to install boto first from here

edited Aug 13 '12 at 13:49

answered Jul 19 '12 at 13:34

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I'm on OS X 10.8 and I ran `sudo easy_install boto`. Fixed it for me. – Gareth Aug 12 '12 at 08:51

Duplicity, amazon s3 backend exception

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