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diff --git a/Doc/library/zlib.rst b/Doc/library/zlib.rst index 1869bb8..09026cb 100644 --- a/Doc/library/zlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/zlib.rst @@ -46,14 +46,19 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are: platforms, use ``adler32(data) & 0xffffffff``. -.. function:: compress(data[, level]) +.. function:: compress(data, level=-1) Compresses the bytes in *data*, returning a bytes object containing compressed data. - *level* is an integer from ``0`` to ``9`` controlling the level of compression; + *level* is an integer from ``0`` to ``9`` or ``-1`` controlling the level of compression; ``1`` is fastest and produces the least compression, ``9`` is slowest and - produces the most. ``0`` is no compression. The default value is ``6``. + produces the most. ``0`` is no compression. The default value is ``-1`` + (Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION). Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION represents a default + compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent to level 6). Raises the :exc:`error` exception if any error occurs. + .. versionchanged:: 3.6 + Keyword arguments are now supported. + .. function:: compressobj(level=-1, method=DEFLATED, wbits=15, memLevel=8, strategy=Z_DEFAULT_STRATEGY[, zdict]) |