python gzip example

I.Example of how to read a compressed file:

  import gzip
  f = gzip.open('file.tar.gz', 'rb')
  file_content = f.read()
  f.close()

II.Example of how to create a compressed GZIP file:

  import gzip
  content = 'Lots of content here'
  f = gzip.open('file.txt.gz', 'wb')
  f.write(content)
  f.close()
  
III.Example of how to GZIP compress an existing file:

  import gzip
  f_in = open('file.txt', 'rb')
  f_out = gzip.open('file.txt.gz', 'wb')
  f_out.writelines(f_in)
  f_out.close()
  f_in.close()