Hi, There's a similar thread here but it's sort of left unanswered: Adding extra files to a zip? I have this script to append to a zip file archive: import zipfile print 'appending to the archive' zf = zipfile . ZipFile ( 'W:\Data\WillCounty_AddressPoint.zip' , mode = 'a' ) try : zf . write ( 'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt' ) finally : zf . close ( ) The problem is that I included the whole file path on line 6, so the whole folder (Jared) was appended to the zip and not just the (.txt) file. If I exclude the path and type only the file name it can't be found? Is there a way to just append the (.txt) file to the zip file?

The optional second argument is where you specify an alternate name, if needed: zf . write ( r 'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt' , 'Disclaimer - Final.txt' ) ... or better yet: import zipfile , os . . . path = r 'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt' zf . write ( path , os . path . basename ( path ) ) ^ also, be careful how you write your paths. Should use 'r','/', or '\\'.

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Appending (.txt) file to Zip File

JaredPilbeam1

Hi,

There's a similar thread here but it's sort of left unanswered: Adding extra files to a zip?

I have this script to append to a zip file archive:

<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> zipfile

<SPAN class="keyword token">print</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">'appending to the archive'</SPAN>
zf <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> zipfile<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>ZipFile<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">'W:\Data\WillCounty_AddressPoint.zip'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> mode<SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">'a'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">try</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; zf<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>write<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
<SPAN class="keyword token">finally</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; zf<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>close<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

The problem is that I included the whole file path on line 6, so the whole folder (Jared) was appended to the zip and not just the (.txt) file.

If I exclude the path and type only the file name it can't be found?

Is there a way to just append the (.txt) file to the zip file?

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DarrenWiens2

The optional second argument is where you specify an alternate name, if needed:

zf<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>write<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>r<SPAN class="string token">'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">'Disclaimer - Final.txt'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>‍‍<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

... or better yet:

<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> zipfile<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> os
<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>
path <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> r<SPAN class="string token">'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt'</SPAN>
zf<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>write<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN>os<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>basename<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

^ also, be careful how you write your paths. Should use 'r','/', or '\\'.

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DarrenWiens2

The optional second argument is where you specify an alternate name, if needed:

zf<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>write<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>r<SPAN class="string token">'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">'Disclaimer - Final.txt'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>‍‍<SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

... or better yet:

<SPAN class="keyword token">import</SPAN> zipfile<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN> os
<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>
path <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> r<SPAN class="string token">'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt'</SPAN>
zf<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>write<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN>os<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>basename<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

^ also, be careful how you write your paths. Should use 'r','/', or '\\'.

JaredPilbeam1

Thanks Darren. The second option worked problem-free.

One other thing unrelated; when running the same block of code for a different file to be appended to, do I really need to repeat the same block in it's entirety? For example, I want to appended the same (.txt) file to a different zip file, so I simply repeated it (starting on line 14). See code below:

DarrenWiens2

You can avoid repeating blocks of code by using functions and loops, like below.

<SPAN class="keyword token">def</SPAN> <SPAN class="token function">append2Zip</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>zipfolder<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp; <SPAN class="keyword token">print</SPAN> <SPAN class="string token">'Appending to '</SPAN> <SPAN class="operator token">+</SPAN> zipfolder
&nbsp; zf <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> zipfile<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>ZipFile<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>zipfolder<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN>mode<SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN><SPAN class="string token">'a'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp; <SPAN class="keyword token">try</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; zf<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>write<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN>os<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>basename<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>
&nbsp; <SPAN class="keyword token">finally</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; zf<SPAN class="punctuation token">.</SPAN>close<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN>

path <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> r<SPAN class="string token">'Z:\Jared\Disclaimer - Final.txt'</SPAN>
zipfolders <SPAN class="operator token">=</SPAN> <SPAN class="punctuation token">[</SPAN>r<SPAN class="string token">'W:\Data\WillCounty_AddressPoint.zip'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN>r<SPAN class="string token">'W:\Data\WillCounty_Street.zip'</SPAN><SPAN class="punctuation token">]</SPAN> <SPAN class="comment token"># list of zip folders</SPAN>

<SPAN class="keyword token">for</SPAN> zipfolder <SPAN class="keyword token">in</SPAN> zipfolders<SPAN class="punctuation token">:</SPAN> <SPAN class="comment token"># loop through zipfolders</SPAN>
&nbsp; append2Zip<SPAN class="punctuation token">(</SPAN>zipfolder<SPAN class="punctuation token">,</SPAN>path<SPAN class="punctuation token">)</SPAN> <SPAN class="comment token"># call function above</SPAN><SPAN class="line-numbers-rows"><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN><SPAN>‍</SPAN></SPAN>

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