Creating a Zip File from Two Files

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

    base_name = os.path.splitext(file1)[0]
    zip_name = base_name + '.zip'

    with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_name, 'w') as zipf:
        zipf.write(file1)
        zipf.write(file2)

    return zip_name