Compress Folder into Zip File

This function compresses all files and subfolders within a specified folder into a single zip file.

Technology Stack : os, zipfile

Code Type : File compression

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

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

    # 创建zip文件
    with zipfile.ZipFile(output_zip, 'w') as zipf:
        # 遍历输入文件夹中的所有文件和文件夹
        for foldername, subfolders, filenames in os.walk(input_folder):
            for filename in filenames:
                # 构建完整的文件路径
                filepath = os.path.join(foldername, filename)
                # 将文件添加到zip文件中
                zipf.write(filepath, os.path.relpath(filepath, input_folder))

    return output_zip