Directory to Zip File Conversion

This function zips all files and folders within a specified directory into a zip file.

Technology Stack : os, zipfile, json

Code Type : File operation

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def zip_file_directory(file_path, output_path):
    import os
    import zipfile
    import json

    def zip_directory(path, zipf):
        for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
            for file in files:
                zipf.write(os.path.join(root, file), os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, file), path))

    if not os.path.exists(file_path):
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"The directory {file_path} does not exist.")

    if not os.path.isdir(file_path):
        raise NotADirectoryError(f"The path {file_path} is not a directory.")

    with zipfile.ZipFile(output_path, 'w') as zipf:
        zip_directory(file_path, zipf)

    return output_path