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Python package for file compression using Huffman coding

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Huffman Coding Python Package

This Python package implements Huffman coding for file compression and decompression.

Installation

You can install the package using pip:

pip install huff-puff

Usage

Compression (huff.py)

To compress a file using Huffman coding:

from huff import compress

compressedFile = compress("input.txt")

Decompression (huff.py)

To decompress a file previously compressed using Huffman coding:

from huff import decompress

decompressedFile = decompress("input_compressed.bin")

Huffman Functions (huffman.py)

For detailed information about the Huffman coding functions:

from huffman import make_frequency_dict, make_heap, merge_nodes, make_codes, get_encoded_text, decode_text
// Use these functions as needed within your code

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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