How to create a zip archive of a directory?
How can I create a zip archive of a directory structure in Python?
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Python in-memory zip library
Is there a Python library that allows manipulation of zip archives in memory, without having to use actual disk files?
How to add/update a file to an existing tar.gz archive?
Is there a way to add/update a file in a tar.gz archive? Basically, I have an archive which contains a file at /data/data/com.myapp.backup/./files/settings.txt and I’d like to pull that file from the archive (already done) and push it back into the archive once the edit has been done. How can I accomplish this? Is it problematic because of the . in the path?
Is there any program to provide a consistent interface across multiple archive types?
At the moment, if I download a compressed file, it could be any of a .tar.gz archive, a tar.bz2 arhive, a .zip archive or a .gz archive. And each time I do so, I have to remember what the command line options for that program are.
How to unzip a multipart (spanned) ZIP on Linux?
I need to upload a 400mb file to my web server, but I’m limited to 200mb uploads. My host suggested I use a spanned archive, which I’ve never done on Linux.