Compress Two Files into a ZIP Archive

This function compresses two files into a single ZIP file.

Technology Stack : os, zipfile

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def zip_file(file1, file2):
    import os
    import zipfile

    with zipfile.ZipFile('output.zip', 'w') as zipf:
        zipf.write(file1, os.path.basename(file1))
        zipf.write(file2, os.path.basename(file2))

    return 'output.zip'