Compress File into Zip Format

This function compresses a file into a zip format and saves it to the specified output path.

Technology Stack : os, zipfile

Code Type : Function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def zip_file(file_path, output_path):
    import os
    import zipfile

    def is_file_in_directory(directory, filename):
        return any(filename in file for file in os.listdir(directory))

    if not is_file_in_directory(os.path.dirname(file_path), os.path.basename(file_path)):
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"The file {file_path} does not exist in the directory.")

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

    return f"File {file_path} has been added to {output_path}"