Zstandard Python Bindings

0.25.0 · active · verified Sat Mar 28

Python bindings for the Zstandard compression library, providing high compression ratios and fast decompression speeds. Current version: 0.25.0. Released on a regular basis with active maintenance.

Warnings

breaking Support for Python 3.8 has been dropped; Python 3.9 is now the minimum supported version.
Fix: Upgrade to Python 3.9 or later.
deprecated The 'manylinux2010' wheel format is no longer supported; consider using 'manylinux2014' or 'manylinux2010' wheels.
Fix: Update wheel distribution to 'manylinux2014' or 'manylinux2010'.

Install

pip install zstandard Install zstandard

Imports

ZstdCompressor
```
from zstandard import ZstdCompressor
```
Ensure correct import path to access ZstdCompressor class

Quickstart

Basic usage example demonstrating compression and decompression with zstandard.

import zstandard

# Compress data
compressor = zstandard.ZstdCompressor()
compressed_data = compressor.compress(b'Hello, world!')

# Decompress data
decompressor = zstandard.ZstdDecompressor()
decompressed_data = decompressor.decompress(compressed_data)
print(decompressed_data.decode())  # Outputs: Hello, world!

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