Chilkat2-Python

Compress a String and Save as a Gzip File

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This example demonstrates how to use the CompressStringToFile method to compress a string and write the result directly to a Gzip (.gz) file.

The input string is first converted to its byte representation using the specified character set (in this case, UTF-8). The resulting bytes are then compressed using the Gzip format, and the compressed output is written directly to the specified file.

This method is convenient when you want to generate a compressed file from in-memory text without needing intermediate objects such as BinData or StringBuilder.

Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example demonstrates how to compress a string and save the result
# directly to a Gzip (.gz) file.

gzip = chilkat2.Gzip()

# The string to be compressed:
inputStr = "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."

# Compress the string using UTF-8 and write to a file:
success = gzip.CompressStringToFile(inputStr,"utf-8","output.gz")
if (success == False):
    print(gzip.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Compression successful.")
print("Gzip file written to output.gz")