> I've got an advanced question.
I'm not sure it's *that* advanced :)
> How do i create a zip file that contain multiple files and folders in
> the zip file?
You can use Python's built-in zipfile[1] module.
import cStringIO as cs
import zipfile as z
f = cs.StringIO() # or a file on disk in write-mode
zf = z.ZipFile(f, 'w', z.ZIP_DEFLATED)
zf.write('file.html')
zf.write('file.php')
zf.write('file.css')
zf.write('folder/fileinsubfolder.html')
zf.write('folder/fileinsubfolder.php')
zf.close()
# f is now a zip-file containing the desired structure
Given the small size of the resulting zip file you describe, I'd
build the whole thing in memory. If you're building a much
larger file, I'd use an on-disk file and then stream that out
over the connection. Just remember that you'd then have files on
disk that you may need to clean up afterwards. Also remember
that multiple processes writing files can trigger file-name
collisions if you're not careful.
> And the zip file is available for download?
Once you have the resulting file, send the correct mime-type
header (application/zip) and then just send the file. You can
write the whole file (if it's small and in-memory), or you can
stream the file with a generator (from a source on disk), or if
you're using a server that supports the "send file" directive,
you can point it at an on-disk file and let the server do the
heavy lifting instead of tying up a Django process.
-tim
[1] http://docs.python.org/library/zipfile.html
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