Python code snippet to zip a folder

zip_folder_python.py

import os
import zipfile

def zip_dir(folder_path, zip_name):
    """

    :param folder_path: Folder path which has to be zipped
    :param zip_name: the detsinatio zip name
    :return:
    """
    zipf = zipfile.ZipFile(zip_name, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(folder_path):
        for file in files:
            zipf.write(os.path.join(root, file), os.path.relpath(os.path.join(root, file), os.path.join(folder_path, '..')))