CkPython

GZip Decompress File

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Demonstrates how to uncompress a .gz compressed file to get the uncompressed original file. CkPython

import sys
import chilkat

success = False

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

gzip = chilkat.CkGzip()

success = gzip.UncompressFile("qa_data/gzip/something.csv.gz","qa_output/something.csv")
if (success != True):
    print(gzip.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("File successfully uncompressed and extracted from the Gzip compressed format.")