Compress File into ZIP Format

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

Technology Stack : os, zipfile

Code Type : File compression

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

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

    def is_file_in_directory(directory, file_name):
        return os.path.exists(os.path.join(directory, file_name))

    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, os.path.basename(file_path))

    return output_path