Stream.zip -

: Can include symbolic links and both empty and non-empty directories within the archive.

: Supports password-protected and AES-256 encrypted ZIP files following the WinZip AE-2 specification. stream.zip

: It is designed for web servers to start returning compressed data before all uncompressed data has even been retrieved. : Can include symbolic links and both empty

The library (a Python tool available on PyPI ) provides the feature of constructing ZIP archives on the fly without needing to store the entire file in memory or on a disk . Key features of stream-zip include: stream.zip

: Provides an asynchronous interface that utilizes threads to manage streaming tasks efficiently.

: Allows for specifying file permissions and stores high-accuracy modification times using extended timestamps .