(Chilkat2-Python) Create a Zip Entirely in Memory

Demonstrates how to create a .zip from in-memory byte data and strings, and to write the .zip to an in-memory image.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

crypt = chilkat2.Crypt2()
zip = chilkat2.Zip()

success = zip.NewZip("test.zip")
if (success == False):
    print(zip.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Add the bytes 0x00 0x01 0x02 0x03 ... 0x0F as a file in the .zip
bd = chilkat2.BinData()
bd.AppendEncoded("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex")
zip.AddBd("binaryData.dat",bd)

# Add the string "Hello World!" to the .zip
zip.AddString("helloWorld.txt","Hello World!","utf-8")

# zipFileInMemory is a memoryview
zipFileInMemory = zip.WriteToMemory()

# We could save these files to a file, and it is a valid .zip
fac = chilkat2.FileAccess()
success = fac.WriteEntireFile("test.zip",zipFileInMemory)
if (success == False):
    print(fac.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

print("Zip Created!")