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bz2file_compress_write_and_read_bz2_file.py

python

This quickstart demonstrates how to compress data into a .bz2 file and then read

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bz2file_compress_write_and_read_bz2_file.py
1import bz2file
2
3# Data to be compressed
4data = b"Hello world! This is a test using bz2file."
5
6# Writing compressed data to a file
7with bz2file.BZ2File("example.bz2", "w") as f:
8    f.write(data)
9
10# Reading compressed data back from the file
11with bz2file.BZ2File("example.bz2", "r") as f:
12    content = f.read()
13    print(content.decode("utf-8"))