File Compression Tool

Setup Your Environment

Make sure you have Python installed on your machine. You can check this by running:

bashCopy codepython --version

If you need to install Python, you can download it from python.org.

Step 2: Create the Compression Tool

Create a file named file_compression_tool.py and add the following code:

pythonCopy codeimport zipfile
import os

def compress_file(input_file, output_zip):
"""Compress a single file into a ZIP file."""
with zipfile.ZipFile(output_zip, 'w') as zipf:
    zipf.write(input_file, os.path.basename(input_file))
print(f"Compressed '{input_file}' into '{output_zip}'.")
def decompress_file(input_zip, output_dir):
"""Decompress a ZIP file into a specified directory."""
with zipfile.ZipFile(input_zip, 'r') as zipf:
    zipf.extractall(output_dir)
print(f"Decompressed '{input_zip}' into '{output_dir}'.")
def main():
while True:
    print("\nFile Compression Tool")
    print("1. Compress a file")
    print("2. Decompress a file")
    print("3. Exit")
    
    choice = input("Choose an option (1-3): ")
    if choice == '1':
        input_file = input("Enter the path of the file to compress: ")
        output_zip = input("Enter the name of the output ZIP file: ")
        compress_file(input_file, output_zip)
    elif choice == '2':
        input_zip = input("Enter the path of the ZIP file to decompress: ")
        output_dir = input("Enter the output directory: ")
        decompress_file(input_zip, output_dir)
    elif choice == '3':
        print("Exiting the tool.")
        break
    else:
        print("Invalid choice. Please try again.")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

Step 3: Running the Tool

1. Open your terminal (or command prompt).
2. Navigate to the directory where you saved file_compression_tool.py.
3. Run the script using the command:bashCopy codepython file_compression_tool.py

How It Works

• Compress a File: When you choose to compress a file, you’ll be prompted to provide the path of the file you want to compress and the name of the output ZIP file. The script will create a ZIP file containing the specified file.
• Decompress a File: If you choose to decompress a file, you’ll need to specify the path of the ZIP file and the directory where you want to extract the files.

Example Usage

1. To compress a file named example.txt into example.zip, you would select option 1, input the file path, and then the desired ZIP file name.
2. To decompress example.zip into a folder called output, choose option 2, input the ZIP file path, and the output directory.