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+Why hello there kind stranger.
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import os
+import zipfile
+    
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1855095/how-to-create-a-zip-archive-of-a-directory-in-python
+def zipdir(path, ziph):
+    # ziph is zipfile handle
+    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
+        for file in files:
+            ziph.write(os.path.join(root, file))
+    # Maybe use cwd = os.getcwd()
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12092527/python-write-bytes-to-file
+def get_bytes_from_file(filename):  
+    return open(filename, "rb").read()  
+
+# http://www.codecodex.com/wiki/Read_a_file_into_a_byte_array#Python
+def write_bytes(write_bytes_where, mah_bytes):
+    f = open(write_bytes_where, 'wb')
+    f.write(mah_bytes)
+    f.close()
+
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3451111/unzipping-files-in-python
+def unzip_file(file_path, output_path):
+    with zipfile.ZipFile(file_path, 'r') as tyler_perry:
+        tyler_perry.extractall(output_path)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5137497/find-current-directory-and-files-directory#5137509
+    dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+    print(dir_path)
+    # The next four lines are from
+    # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1855095/how-to-create-a-zip-archive-of-a-directory-in-python
+    zipf = zipfile.ZipFile('Python.zip', 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
+    zipdir(dir_path, zipf)
+    zipf.close()
+
+    print('All files zipped successfully!')  
+    some_bytes = get_bytes_from_file("Python.zip")       
+    print(some_bytes)
+    write_bytes('Python2.zip', some_bytes)
+    unzip_file("Python.zip", "./what")
+
+## Peach Pie is from https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/photos/fe32017c-df1b-455c-9784-0f9b3a141717
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