.. class:: ZipFile(file, mode='r', compression=ZIP_STORED, allowZip64=True, \

compresslevel=None)

compresslevel=None, *, strict_timestamps=True)

Open a ZIP file, where *file* can be a path to a file (a string), a

file-like object or a :term:`path-like object`.

When using :const:`ZIP_BZIP2` integers ``1`` through ``9`` are accepted

(see :class:`bz2 <bz2.BZ2File>` for more information).

The *strict_timestamps* argument, when set to ``False``, allows to

zip files older than 1980-01-01 at the cost of setting the

timestamp to 1980-01-01.

Similar behavior occurs with files newer than 2107-12-31,

the timestamp is also set to the limit.

If the file is created with mode ``'w'``, ``'x'`` or ``'a'`` and then

:meth:`closed <close>` without adding any files to the archive, the appropriate

ZIP structures for an empty archive will be written to the file.

.. versionchanged:: 3.7

Add the *compresslevel* parameter.

.. versionadded:: 3.8

The *strict_timestamps* keyword-only argument

.. method:: ZipFile.close()

.. method:: ZipFile.write(filename, arcname=None, compress_type=None, \

compresslevel=None, *, strict_timestamps=True)

compresslevel=None)

Write the file named *filename* to the archive, giving it the archive name

*arcname* (by default, this will be the same as *filename*, but without a drive

the new entry. Similarly, *compresslevel* will override the constructor if

given.

The archive must be open with mode ``'w'``, ``'x'`` or ``'a'``.

The *strict_timestamps* argument, when set to ``False``, allows to

zip files older than 1980-01-01 at the cost of setting the

timestamp to 1980-01-01.

Similar behavior occurs with files newer than 2107-12-31,

the timestamp is also set to the limit.

.. note::

a closed ZipFile will raise a :exc:`ValueError`. Previously,

a :exc:`RuntimeError` was raised.

.. versionadded:: 3.8

The *strict_timestamps* keyword-only argument

.. method:: ZipFile.writestr(zinfo_or_arcname, data, compress_type=None, \

compresslevel=None)