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    Python/docs/2.7/library/archiving

    12. Data Compression and Archiving

    The modules described in this chapter support data compression with the zlib, gzip, and bzip2 algorithms, and the creation of ZIP- and tar-format archives. See also Archiving operations provided by the shutil module.

    • 12.1. zlib — Compression compatible with gzip
    • 12.2. gzip — Support for gzip files
      • 12.2.1. Examples of usage
    • 12.3. bz2 — Compression compatible with bzip2
      • 12.3.1. (De)compression of files
      • 12.3.2. Sequential (de)compression
      • 12.3.3. One-shot (de)compression
    • 12.4. zipfile — Work with ZIP archives
      • 12.4.1. ZipFile Objects
      • 12.4.2. PyZipFile Objects
      • 12.4.3. ZipInfo Objects
      • 12.4.4. Command-Line Interface
        • 12.4.4.1. Command-line options
    • 12.5. tarfile — Read and write tar archive files
      • 12.5.1. TarFile Objects
      • 12.5.2. TarInfo Objects
      • 12.5.3. Examples
      • 12.5.4. Supported tar formats
      • 12.5.5. Unicode issues


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