Use zipfile method to zip files in Python. ZipFile is a class of zipfile modules for reading and writing zip files. The following command will zip the entire directory
shutil.make_archive(output_filename, 'zip', dir_name)
Following the command gives you control over the files you want to archive
ZipFile.write(filename)
Python zip file
Simple example code Use ZIP_DEFLATED, which is the most widely supported.
import zipfile
zip = zipfile.ZipFile("stuff.zip", "w", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
zip.write("test.txt")
zip.close()
Output:
Do comment if you have any doubts or suggestions on this Python zip topic.
Note: IDE: PyCharm 2021.3.3 (Community Edition)
Windows 10
Python 3.10.1
All Python Examples are in Python 3, so Maybe its different from python 2 or upgraded versions.