ppmd-cffi 0.0.4

PPMd compression/decompression library

PPM(Prediction by partial matching) is a compression algorithm which has several variations of implementations. PPMd is the implementation by Dmitry Shkarin. It is used in the RAR by default and by 7-Zip as one of several possible methods.

ppmd, aka. ppmd-cffi, is a python bindings with PPMd implementation by C language. Core codes are derived from p7zip, portable 7-zip implementation, and now only consist of Ppmd7, PPMd ver.H.

Since 7-zip uses PPMd ver.H and RAR uses PPMd ver.I, the ppmd-cffi is considered compatible with 7-zip’s implementation.

Installation

As usual, you can install ppmd-cffi using python standard pip command. CAUTION: Since it is a bindings with C source code, C compiler should be installed on your operating system.

` pip install ppmd-cffi `

All C source codes are bundled with ppmd-cffi package.

Usage

ppmd-cffi provide two classes. Both class supports context manager, ie. with … as .. syntax.

Encoder

Encoder class provide PPMd encoder. It has encode(), flush() and close() methos.

Decoder

Decoder class pvoride PPMd decoder. It has decode() and close() methods.

Please see test code for a detailed usage.

License

• Copyright (C) 2020 Hiroshi Miura

• 7-Zip Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov

• LZMA SDK Copyright (C) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA