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authorRonald Oussoren <ronaldoussoren@mac.com>2010-02-07 20:24:02 (GMT)
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@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ ZipFile Objects
byte, the name of the file in the archive will be truncated at the null byte.
-.. method:: ZipFile.writestr(zinfo_or_arcname, bytes)
+.. method:: ZipFile.writestr(zinfo_or_arcname, bytes[, compress_type])
Write the string *bytes* to the archive; *zinfo_or_arcname* is either the file
name it will be given in the archive, or a :class:`ZipInfo` instance. If it's
@@ -277,6 +277,10 @@ ZipFile Objects
created with mode ``'r'`` will raise a :exc:`RuntimeError`. Calling
:meth:`writestr` on a closed ZipFile will raise a :exc:`RuntimeError`.
+ If given, *compress_type* overrides the value given for the *compression*
+ parameter to the constructor for the new entry, or in the *zinfo_or_arcname*
+ (if that is a :class:`ZipInfo` instance).
+
.. note::
When passing a :class:`ZipInfo` instance as the *zinfo_or_acrname* parameter,
@@ -284,6 +288,9 @@ ZipFile Objects
member of the given :class:`ZipInfo` instance. By default, the
:class:`ZipInfo` constructor sets this member to :const:`ZIP_STORED`.
+ .. versionchanged:: 2.7
+ The *compression_type* argument.
+
The following data attributes are also available: