Summary of Methods to Package Folders in Python (zip, tar, tar.gz, etc.)

This example describes how to package folders using Python. Share it with everyone for reference, as follows:

Section 1: zip

import os, zipfile
#Pack the directory into a zip file (uncompressed)
def make_zip(source_dir, output_filename):
  zipf = zipfile.ZipFile(output_filename, 'w')
  pre_len = len(os.path.dirname(source_dir))
  for parent, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(source_dir):
    for filename in filenames:
      pathfile = os.path.join(parent, filename)
      arcname = pathfile[pre_len:].strip(os.path.sep)   #Relative path
      zipf.write(pathfile, arcname)
  zipf.close()

Section 2: tar/tar.gz

import os, tarfile
#Pack the entire root directory at once. Empty subdirectories will be packed.
# If you only want to package without compression, you can change the "w:gz" parameter to "w:" or "w".
def make_targz(output_filename, source_dir):
  with tarfile.open(output_filename, "w:gz") as tar:
    tar.add(source_dir, arcname=os.path.basename(source_dir))
# Add files one by one for packaging, do not package empty subdirectories. Files can be filtered.
# If you only want to package without compression, you can change the "w:gz" parameter to "w:" or "w".
def make_targz_one_by_one(output_filename, source_dir):
  tar = tarfile.open(output_filename, "w:gz")
  for root, dir, files in os.walk(source_dir):
    for file in files:
      pathfile = os.path.join(root, file)
      tar.add(pathfile)
  tar.close()

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