Python - Data Compression

Python’s standard library has a rich collection of modules for data compression and archiving. One can select whichever is suitable for his job.

There are following modules related to data compression −

Sr.No.	Module & Description
1	zlibCompression compatible with gzip.
2	gzipSupport for gzip files.
3	bz2Support for bz2 compression.
4	lzmaCompression using the LZMA algorithm.
5	zipfileWork with ZIP archives.
6	tarfilevRead and write tar archive files.