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:mod:`bz2` --- Compression compatible with :program:`bzip2`
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:synopsis: Interface to compression and decompression routines compatible with bzip2.
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.. moduleauthor:: Gustavo Niemeyer <niemeyer@conectiva.com>
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.. sectionauthor:: Gustavo Niemeyer <niemeyer@conectiva.com>
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This module provides a comprehensive interface for the bz2 compression library.
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It implements a complete file interface, one-shot (de)compression functions, and
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types for sequential (de)compression.
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For other archive formats, see the :mod:`gzip`, :mod:`zipfile`, and
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:mod:`tarfile` modules.
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Here is a summary of the features offered by the bz2 module:
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* :class:`BZ2File` class implements a complete file interface, including
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:meth:`readline`, :meth:`readlines`, :meth:`writelines`, :meth:`seek`, etc;
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* :class:`BZ2File` class implements emulated :meth:`seek` support;
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* :class:`BZ2File` class implements universal newline support;
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* :class:`BZ2File` class offers an optimized line iteration using the readahead
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algorithm borrowed from file objects;
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* Sequential (de)compression supported by :class:`BZ2Compressor` and
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:class:`BZ2Decompressor` classes;
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* One-shot (de)compression supported by :func:`compress` and :func:`decompress`
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* Thread safety uses individual locking mechanism.
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(De)compression of files
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Handling of compressed files is offered by the :class:`BZ2File` class.
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.. class:: BZ2File(filename[, mode[, buffering[, compresslevel]]])
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Open a bz2 file. Mode can be either ``'r'`` or ``'w'``, for reading (default)
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or writing. When opened for writing, the file will be created if it doesn't
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exist, and truncated otherwise. If *buffering* is given, ``0`` means
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unbuffered, and larger numbers specify the buffer size; the default is
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``0``. If *compresslevel* is given, it must be a number between ``1`` and
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``9``; the default is ``9``. Add a ``'U'`` to mode to open the file for input
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with universal newline support. Any line ending in the input file will be
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seen as a ``'\n'`` in Python. Also, a file so opened gains the attribute
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:attr:`newlines`; the value for this attribute is one of ``None`` (no newline
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read yet), ``'\r'``, ``'\n'``, ``'\r\n'`` or a tuple containing all the
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newline types seen. Universal newlines are available only when
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reading. Instances support iteration in the same way as normal :class:`file`
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Close the file. Sets data attribute :attr:`closed` to true. A closed file
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cannot be used for further I/O operations. :meth:`close` may be called
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more than once without error.
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.. method:: read([size])
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Read at most *size* uncompressed bytes, returned as a string. If the
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*size* argument is negative or omitted, read until EOF is reached.
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.. method:: readline([size])
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Return the next line from the file, as a string, retaining newline. A
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non-negative *size* argument limits the maximum number of bytes to return
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(an incomplete line may be returned then). Return an empty string at EOF.
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.. method:: readlines([size])
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Return a list of lines read. The optional *size* argument, if given, is an
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approximate bound on the total number of bytes in the lines returned.
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.. method:: xreadlines()
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For backward compatibility. :class:`BZ2File` objects now include the
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performance optimizations previously implemented in the :mod:`xreadlines`
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This exists only for compatibility with the method by this name on
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:class:`file` objects, which is deprecated. Use ``for line in file``
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.. method:: seek(offset[, whence])
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Move to new file position. Argument *offset* is a byte count. Optional
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argument *whence* defaults to ``os.SEEK_SET`` or ``0`` (offset from start
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of file; offset should be ``>= 0``); other values are ``os.SEEK_CUR`` or
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``1`` (move relative to current position; offset can be positive or
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negative), and ``os.SEEK_END`` or ``2`` (move relative to end of file;
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offset is usually negative, although many platforms allow seeking beyond
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Note that seeking of bz2 files is emulated, and depending on the
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parameters the operation may be extremely slow.
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Return the current file position, an integer (may be a long integer).
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.. method:: write(data)
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Write string *data* to file. Note that due to buffering, :meth:`close` may
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be needed before the file on disk reflects the data written.
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.. method:: writelines(sequence_of_strings)
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Write the sequence of strings to the file. Note that newlines are not
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added. The sequence can be any iterable object producing strings. This is
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equivalent to calling write() for each string.
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Sequential (de)compression
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Sequential compression and decompression is done using the classes
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:class:`BZ2Compressor` and :class:`BZ2Decompressor`.
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.. class:: BZ2Compressor([compresslevel])
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Create a new compressor object. This object may be used to compress data
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sequentially. If you want to compress data in one shot, use the
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:func:`compress` function instead. The *compresslevel* parameter, if given,
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must be a number between ``1`` and ``9``; the default is ``9``.
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.. method:: compress(data)
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Provide more data to the compressor object. It will return chunks of
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compressed data whenever possible. When you've finished providing data to
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compress, call the :meth:`flush` method to finish the compression process,
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and return what is left in internal buffers.
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Finish the compression process and return what is left in internal
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buffers. You must not use the compressor object after calling this method.
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.. class:: BZ2Decompressor()
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Create a new decompressor object. This object may be used to decompress data
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sequentially. If you want to decompress data in one shot, use the
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:func:`decompress` function instead.
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.. method:: decompress(data)
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Provide more data to the decompressor object. It will return chunks of
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decompressed data whenever possible. If you try to decompress data after
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the end of stream is found, :exc:`EOFError` will be raised. If any data
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was found after the end of stream, it'll be ignored and saved in
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:attr:`unused_data` attribute.
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One-shot (de)compression
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One-shot compression and decompression is provided through the :func:`compress`
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and :func:`decompress` functions.
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.. function:: compress(data[, compresslevel])
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Compress *data* in one shot. If you want to compress data sequentially, use
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an instance of :class:`BZ2Compressor` instead. The *compresslevel* parameter,
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if given, must be a number between ``1`` and ``9``; the default is ``9``.
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.. function:: decompress(data)
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Decompress *data* in one shot. If you want to decompress data sequentially,
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use an instance of :class:`BZ2Decompressor` instead.