zip in python code example

Example 1: python zip file open as text

with ZipFile('spam.zip') as myzip:
    with myzip.open('eggs.txt') as myfile:
       eggs = io.TextIOWrapper(myfile)

Example 2: python zip folder

import shutil
shutil.make_archive(output_filename, 'zip', dir_name)

Example 3: python zip folder

import os
import zipfile

def zip_directory(folder_path, zip_path):
    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_path, mode='w') as zipf:
        len_dir_path = len(folder_path)
        for root, _, files in os.walk(folder_path):
            for file in files:
                file_path = os.path.join(root, file)
                zipf.write(file_path, file_path[len_dir_path:])
                
zip_directory('C:/FolderToZip', 'C:/Folder.zip')

Example 4: python zip function

>>> numbers = [1, 2, 3]
>>> letters = ['a', 'b', 'c']
>>> zipped = zip(numbers, letters)
>>> zipped  # Holds an iterator object
<zip object at 0x7fa4831153c8>
>>> type(zipped)
<class 'zip'>
>>> list(zipped)
[(1, 'a'), (2, 'b'), (3, 'c')]  #list of tuples  
# zip returns tuples

Example 5: zip python

>>> x = [1, 2, 3]
>>> y = [4, 5, 6]
>>> zipped = zip(x, y)
>>> list(zipped)
[(1, 4), (2, 5), (3, 6)]
>>> x2, y2 = zip(*zip(x, y))
>>> x == list(x2) and y == list(y2)
True

Example 6: zip python

>>> x = [1, 2, 3]
>>> y = [4, 5, 6]
>>> for t in zip(x, y):
...   print(t)
...
(1, 4)
(2, 5)
(3, 6)