Compress Two Files into a Zip

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Code introduction


This function compresses two files into a single zip file.


Technology Stack : shutil, zipfile, os

Code Type : File compression

Code Difficulty : Intermediate


                
                    
def zip_file(file1, file2, output):
    import shutil
    import zipfile
    import os

    with zipfile.ZipFile(output, 'w') as zipf:
        zipf.write(file1, os.path.basename(file1))
        zipf.write(file2, os.path.basename(file2))

    return f"Files {file1} and {file2} have been zipped into {output}."                
              
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