Module bz2

The python bz2 module provides a comprehensive interface for the bz2 compression library. It implements a complete file interface, one shot (de)compression functions, and types for sequential (de)compression.

Author: The bz2 python module was written by: Gustavo Niemeyer <[email protected]>

Classes

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BZ2Compressor
BZ2Compressor([compresslevel=9]) -> compressor object

BZ2Decompressor
BZ2Decompressor() -> decompressor object

BZ2File
BZ2File(name [, mode='r', buffering=0, compresslevel=9]) -> file object

Functions

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string

compress(data, compresslevel=9)
Compress data in one shot.

decompressed data

decompress(data)
Decompress data in one shot.

Function Details

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compress(data, compresslevel=9)

Compress data in one shot. If you want to compress data sequentially, use an instance of BZ2Compressor instead. The compresslevel parameter, if given, must be a number between 1 and 9.

Returns: string

decompress(data)

Decompress data in one shot. If you want to decompress data sequentially, use an instance of BZ2Decompressor instead.

Returns: decompressed data