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    Python - Data Compression


    Python's standard library has a rich collection of modules for data compression and archiving. One can select whichever is suitable for his job.

    There are following modules related to data compression −

    Sr.No. Module & Description

    1

    zlib

    Compression compatible with gzip.

    2

    gzip

    Support for gzip files.

    3

    bz2

    Support for bz2 compression.

    4

    lzma

    Compression using the LZMA algorithm.

    5

    zipfile

    Work with ZIP archives.

    6

    tarfilev

    Read and write tar archive files.