gzip: Gzip File Support Module

gzip

LanguagePython
CategoryModule
Part OfStandard Library
Official Documentation gzip module documentation

1 Description

The Python gzip module allows users to interact with .gzip files. It allows users to do things like compress or uncompress .gzip files.

2 Classes

gzip Module Classes
Name Description
GzipFile Used to read and write to gzip files.

3 Functions

gzip Module Functions
Name Description
open Used to open a gzip compressed file, this function returns a File object.

4 Exceptions

gzip Module Exceptions
Name Description
BadGzipFile Raised when an attempt is made to open a gzip file which is corrupt or malformed.

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