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How to create ZIP from directory in Python using UliEngineering

You can easily create a ZIP archive from a directory using the UliEngineering Python library:

create_zip_from_directory.py
from UliEngineering.IO import create_zip_from_directory

# Create a ZIP file from a directory
create_zip_from_directory("/path/to/source_directory", "/path/to/output.zip")
print("ZIP file created successfully")

Example output

create_zip_from_directory_output.txt
ZIP file created successfully

The create ZIP from directory function compresses all files and subdirectories within a source directory into a single ZIP archive. This is useful for backup operations, file distribution, archiving projects, and packaging data for transfer or storage. The function handles the entire directory structure recursively.

The operation uses Python’s built-in zipfile module to create the archive, maintaining the directory structure within the ZIP file. All files are compressed using standard ZIP compression, which provides good compression ratios for most file types while maintaining compatibility across platforms.

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