Hi all,This is in reply to the 'Compressing folders in Windows using
Python' query I raised y'day.
I figured out that windows does not allow command line zipping so I
started looking for alternatives.
I found some modules in Perl which does zipping. I guess it goes by the
name 'gzip'. I plan to write the zipping feature in Perl and import it
into Python.
Thanx a lot for all those who took time to answer my query. If you find
any loophole in the above approach feel free to drop me mail...
Srikar 4 1732
sri2097 wrote: Hi all,This is in reply to the 'Compressing folders in Windows using Python' query I raised y'day.
I figured out that windows does not allow command line zipping so I started looking for alternatives.
I found some modules in Perl which does zipping. I guess it goes by the name 'gzip'. I plan to write the zipping feature in Perl and import it into Python.
Cool! When you're done, check out http://docs.python.org/lib/module-gzip.html and see how yours compares
with the standard one... ;-)
-Peter
Isn't it much easier to figure out how python built-in module 'zipfile'
works?
Pseudo-code would be something like:
#UNTESTED
import zipfile
import os
import os.path
zf = zipfile.ZipFile ('myzipfilename .zip', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEF LATED)
for root, dirs, files in os.walk('compre ssthisdir'):
for f in riles:
fullname = os.join(root, f)
zf.write(fullna me)
zf.close()
Cheers,
--Tim
Using gzip means you can compress only 1 file per gzip; so you'll have
to invent something like tar to put all your files in your directories
together into 1 file and then apply gzip on that file to get it
compressed...
Using the zipfile module should allow you to create a standard
winzip-compatible archive that puts all files directly into 1
compressed archive.
cheers,
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