[issue21404] Compression level for tarfile/zipfile

Sworddragon added the comment: Then this one is easy: The documentation needs just an update. But then there is still zipfile that doesn't provide (or at least document) a compression level. -- ___ Python tracker

[issue21404] Compression level for tarfile/zipfile

Lars Gustäbel added the comment: That's right. But it is there. -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscrib

[issue21404] Compression level for tarfile/zipfile

Sworddragon added the comment: Could it be that compress_level is not documented? -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list maili

[issue21404] Compression level for tarfile/zipfile

Lars Gustäbel added the comment: tarfile.open() actually supports a compress_level argument for gzip and bzip2 and a preset argument for lzma compression. -- nosy: +lars.gustaebel ___ Python tracker __

[issue21404] Compression level for tarfile/zipfile

New submission from Sworddragon: The tarfile/zipfile libraries doesn't seem to provide a direct way to specify the compression level. I have now ported my code from subprocess to tarfile/zipfile to achieve platform independency but would be happy if I could also control the compression level.

[issue21404] Compression level for tarfile/zipfile

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