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lz4_frame_string_compression_decompression_quickstart.py

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A basic example demonstrating how to compress and decompress a string using the LZ4

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lz4_frame_string_compression_decompression_quickstart.py
1import lz4.frame
2import os
3
4# Create some data to compress
5input_data = b"This is some data to compress. " * 100
6
7# Compress the data
8compressed_data = lz4.frame.compress(input_data)
9
10# Decompress the data
11decompressed_data = lz4.frame.decompress(compressed_data)
12
13# Verify the result
14assert decompressed_data == input_data
15print(f"Original size: {len(input_data)} bytes")
16print(f"Compressed size: {len(compressed_data)} bytes")