inflate64
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The ``inflate64`` is a python package to provide ``Deflater`` and ``Inflater`` class to compress and
decompress with Enhanced Deflate compression algorithm.

The project is in ``Production/Stable`` status.

How to use
----------

You can install it with ``pip`` command as usual.

.. code-block::

  pip install inflate64


You can extract compressed data by instantiating ``Inflater`` class and call ``inflate`` method.

.. code-block:: python

  import inflate64
  decompressor = inflate64.Inflater()
  extracted = decompressor.inflate(data)


You can also compress data by instantiating ``Deflater`` class and call ``deflate`` method.

.. code-block:: python

  import inflate64
  compressor = inflate64.Deflater()
  compressed = compressor.deflate(data)
  compressed += compressor.flush()


License
-------

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
Lesser General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA

.. note::
   Please note that Enhanced Deflate algorithm is also known as `DEFLATE64` :sup:`TM`
   that is a registered trademark of `PKWARE, Inc.`
