python zip compression

gistfile1.txt

import zipfile
from datetime import datetime

# create zip file name
zip_file_name = 'myzip_{}.zip'.format(datetime.now().strftime("%d%m%Y"))

# create a ZipFile object and compress
zipObj = zipfile.ZipFile(zip_file_name, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)

# Add multiple files to the zip
zipObj.write('myfile1')
zipObj.write('myfile2')

# close the Zip File
zipObj.close()