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diff --git a/Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex b/Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex index 32ca3e0..4e06ef6 100644 --- a/Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex +++ b/Doc/lib/libzipfile.tex @@ -141,10 +141,17 @@ cat myzip.zip >> python.exe Write the file named \var{filename} to the archive, giving it the archive name \var{arcname} (by default, this will be the same as \var{filename}, but without a drive letter and with leading path - separators removed). If given, \var{compress_type} overrides the value - given for the \var{compression} parameter to the constructor for - the new entry. The archive must be open with mode \code{'w'} or - \code{'a'}. + separators removed). If given, \var{compress_type} overrides the + value given for the \var{compression} parameter to the constructor + for the new entry. The archive must be open with mode \code{'w'} + or \code{'a'}. + + \note{There is no official file name encoding for ZIP files. + If you have unicode file names, please convert them to byte strings + in your desired encoding before passing them to \method{write()}. + WinZip interprets all file names as encoded in CP437, also known + as DOS Latin.} + \note{Archive names should be relative to the archive root, that is, they should not start with a path separator.} \end{methoddesc} |