lz4tools

library1.3.1.2pypypi✓ verified 86d ago

Python bindings and tools for LZ4 compression, providing LZ4Frame compression/decompression utilities. Current version 1.3.1.2, released 2019-10-30. Last uploaded 2020-10-20. Low release cadence, effectively in maintenance mode.

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pip install lz4tools

github ↗package ↗

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lz4tools

serializationpythonv1.3.1.2

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Code

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Lz4File

✓ from lz4tools import Lz4File

✗ from lz4tools import LZ4Frame

open

✓ from lz4tools import open

compressFileDefault

✓ from lz4tools import compressFileDefault

Basic compression and decompression using package-level functions and the LZ4Frame class. Ensure you have the data as bytes.

from lz4tools import compress, decompress, LZ4Frame # Compress bytes data = b"Hello, LZ4!" compressed = compress(data) print(f"Compressed: {compressed}") # Decompress decompressed = decompress(compressed) print(f"Decompressed: {decompressed}") # Using LZ4Frame context frame = LZ4Frame() packed = frame.compress(data) unpacked = frame.decompress(packed) print(f"Frame roundtrip: {unpacked}")

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Known issues

breakingThe package lz4tools is NOT the same as lz4 (python-lz4). Importing from lz4.frame will use a different library with incompatible format.

fix

Use 'from lz4tools import LZ4Frame' instead of 'from lz4.frame import LZ4Frame'.

affects: all

deprecatedLibrary has not been updated since 2019. There is no active development. Consider using 'lz4' (python-lz4) for better performance and maintenance.

fix

For new projects, prefer 'pip install lz4' and use 'from lz4.frame import LZ4Frame'.

affects: >=1.3.0

gotchaThe 'compress' and 'decompress' functions work only with bytes, not strings. Passing a str will raise TypeError.

fix

Encode strings to bytes before compression: data.encode('utf-8').

affects: all

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Version history

1.3.1.2latest on PyPI · released Jan 19, 2016

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/darkdragn/lz4file ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/lz4tools/ ↗