12. Data Compression and Archiving
From Python 2.5
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.
| zlib | Low-level interface to compression and decompression routines compatible with gzip. | |
| gzip | Interfaces for gzip compression and decompression using file objects. | |
| bz2 | Interface to compression and decompression routines compatible with bzip2. | |
| zipfile | Read and write ZIP-format archive files. | |
| tarfile | Read and write tar-format archive files. |
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Release 2.5, documentation updated on 19th September, 2006.