Compress Folder and Subfolders into Zip File

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Code introduction


This code defines a function to compress all files in a specified folder and its subfolders into a single zip file.


Technology Stack : os, zipfile

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate


                
                    
def zipfile_create(input_folder, output_zip):
    import os
    import zipfile

    with zipfile.ZipFile(output_zip, 'w') as zipf:
        for foldername, subfolders, filenames in os.walk(input_folder):
            for filename in filenames:
                file_path = os.path.join(foldername, filename)
                zipf.write(file_path, arcname=os.path.relpath(file_path, input_folder))                
              
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