zippa 0.1.3

A Python utility for zipping directories and files

Automate dir zipping⚡️

CLI for flexibly zipping and extracting items.

Features

• compress files and dirs as required
  • run command for zipping dirs/files of choice
  • run command for defining where compressed files should live

Prerequisites

• Python 3.12+
• Git
• uv (recommended) or pip

Quick Start

# Compress current directory
$ uv run zippa pack .

# Compress specific files
$ uv run zippa pack file1.txt dir1/ file2.py

# Extract zip file
$ uv run zippa extract backup.zip

# Extract to specific directory
$ uv run zippa extract backup.zip --output /path/to/extract/

Common Patterns

Working with Different Directories

# Compress from external directory
$ uv run zippa pack . --work-dir ~/path/to/project --output backup.zip

# Compress specific files from external directory
$ uv run zippa pack file1.txt dir1/ --work-dir ~/path/to/project

Excluding Files

# Exclude patterns via command line
$ uv run zippa pack . --exclude "*.pyc" --exclude "__pycache__"

# Use .zipignore file (create in project root)
$ uv run zippa pack . --exclude-file .zipignore

Overwrite Protection

# Default: Skip if files exist (safe)
$ uv run zippa pack . --output backup.zip

# Ask before overwriting (interactive)
$ uv run zippa pack . --output backup.zip --ask

# Force overwrite (non-interactive)
$ uv run zippa pack . --output backup.zip --force-overwrite

.zipignore File

Create a .zipignore file in your project root:

# .zipignore example
*.pyc
__pycache__/
*.log
*.tmp
.git/
node_modules/
.env
*.DS_Store
build/
dist/
*.egg-info/

Notes

• Items are relative to your current working directory (or --work-dir if specified)
• Output location can be anywhere (absolute or relative path)
• Use --help for complete command reference

Future Updates

• make syntax for running commands more intuitive
• implement compression summary after each compression
• listen to events and compress correspondently