12. Data Compression and Archiving

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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.

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
12.4. zipfile — Work with ZIP archives
12.5. tarfile — Read and write tar archive files

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