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.
Release 2.5, documentation updated on 19th September, 2006.
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