(Python) Remove a File from a .zip

Demonstrates how to remove a file from a .zip.

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import chilkat

#  This requires the Chilkat Zip API to have been previously unlocked.
#  See Unlock Chilkat Zip for sample code.

#  First prepare a .zip and write it..
zip = chilkat.CkZip()

zip.NewZip("qa_output/abc.zip")

#  Add some files..
# entry is a CkZipEntry
entry = zip.AppendString("a.txt","aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa")

# entry is a CkZipEntry
entry = zip.AppendString("b.txt","bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb")

# entry is a CkZipEntry
entry = zip.AppendString("c.txt","cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc")

#  Write to qa_output/abc.zip
#  This .zip contains three files: a.txt, b.txt, and c.txt
success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()

#  -------------------------------------------------------------------
#  Open abc.zip, remove an entry, and re-write.
zip2 = chilkat.CkZip()
zip2.OpenZip("qa_output/abc.zip")

# entry is a CkZipEntry
entry = zip2.GetEntryByName("b.txt")
zip2.DeleteEntry(entry)

#  Write the modified .zip back to "abc.zip"
success = zip2.WriteZip()

#  To write to a different filename, change the FileName..
zip2.put_FileName("qa_output/ac.zip")
success = zip2.WriteZipAndClose()

print("success.")