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ZipFly
Original author(s)Santiago Debus
Developer(s)The open-source community
Initial release23 March 2020 (2020-03-23)
Repositorygithub.com/sandes/zipfly
Written inPython
LicenseApache License 2.0

ZipFly is an open-source Python library for creating ZIP archives efficiently using streaming. Unlike traditional methods that require storing files in memory or writing temporary ZIP files to disk, ZipFly allows on-the-fly ZIP archive generation, making it suitable for large datasets and web applications.[1]

ZipFly is widely used in Python applications that require efficient ZIP file generation, particularly in web frameworks like Django and Flask.[2]

Features

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ZipFly provides features such as:

  • Streaming ZIP generation – Creates ZIP files dynamically without loading them fully into memory.
  • Optimized for web frameworks – Works with Django and Flask for direct ZIP downloads using streaming responses.
  • No temporary file storage – Eliminates the need for disk-based temporary ZIP files.
  • Efficient API – Accepts a list of file paths and generates ZIP content as an iterator.
  • Compatible with HTTP streaming – Supports HTTP-based delivery of ZIP files without blocking server resources.

References

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  1. ^ ZipFly GitHub Repository
  2. ^ "ZipFly PyPI package". PyPI. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
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Category:Python (programming language) libraries Category:Free software programmed in Python Category:Software using the Apache license Category:File compression software