Compress Folder into ZIP File

This function compresses all files in the 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

    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, os.path.relpath(file_path, input_folder))
    return output_zip