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diff --git a/Doc/library/compression.rst b/Doc/library/compression.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..618b4a3c2bd --- /dev/null +++ b/Doc/library/compression.rst @@ -0,0 +1,18 @@ +The :mod:`!compression` package +=============================== + +.. versionadded:: 3.14 + +The :mod:`!compression` package contains the canonical compression modules +containing interfaces to several different compression algorithms. Some of +these modules have historically been available as separate modules; those will +continue to be available under their original names for compatibility reasons, +and will not be removed without a deprecation cycle. The use of modules in +:mod:`!compression` is encouraged where practical. + +* :mod:`!compression.bz2` -- Re-exports :mod:`bz2` +* :mod:`!compression.gzip` -- Re-exports :mod:`gzip` +* :mod:`!compression.lzma` -- Re-exports :mod:`lzma` +* :mod:`!compression.zlib` -- Re-exports :mod:`zlib` +* :mod:`compression.zstd` -- Wrapper for the Zstandard compression library + |