Mastering ZIP File Handling in Python: Reading and Creating Zip Archives

Python zipfile module is your go to tool for file compression. We'll explore how to read and create ZIP archives in Python, unlocking the power of file management and data compression.

Reading ZIP Files

Import the zipfile Module

To get started, import the zipfile module:

import zipfile

Open and Extract from a ZIP File

Let's say we have a ZIP file named 'example.zip,' and we want to extract its contents. We can achieve this using the following code:

with zipfile …

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