(CkPython) Create Zip with utf-8 Filenames (Unicode filenames)

Demonstrates how to create a .zip archive that stores the filenames using the utf-8 character encoding. This allows for filenames of any language to be within a single Zip.

Note: utf-8 is the multibyte encoding for Unicode. When a Zip compression product declares that it supports Unicode filenames, what it really means is that it is capable of reading/writing utf-8. WinZip added support for Unicode (utf-8) filenames starting with version 11.2.

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import sys
import chilkat

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

zip = chilkat.CkZip()

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
if (success != True):
    print(zip.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

# To zip using utf-8 filenames, set the OemCodePage = 65001
zip.put_OemCodePage(65001)

recurse = True
success = zip.AppendFiles("/temp/NonEnglishFilenames/*",recurse)

success = zip.WriteZipAndClose()
if (success != True):
    print(zip.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

print("Zip Created!")