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diff --git a/Doc/library/zlib.rst b/Doc/library/zlib.rst index 96e723b..26b0dfc 100644 --- a/Doc/library/zlib.rst +++ b/Doc/library/zlib.rst @@ -71,10 +71,12 @@ The available exception and functions in this module are: .. function:: compressobj([level[, method[, wbits[, memlevel[, strategy]]]]]) Returns a compression object, to be used for compressing data streams that won't - fit into memory at once. *level* is an integer from ``0`` to ``9`` controlling + fit into memory at once. *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``. + value is ``-1`` (Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION). Z_DEFAULT_COMPRESSION represents a default + compromise between speed and compression (currently equivalent to level 6). *method* is the compression algorithm. Currently, the only supported value is ``DEFLATED``. |