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helpers_gzip.py
def gzip_string(s, level=6):
"""Compress string using gzip.
Default compression level is 6.
"""
zbuf = StringIO()
zfile = GzipFile(mode='wb', compresslevel=level, fileobj=zbuf)
zfile.write(s)
zfile.close()
return zbuf.getvalue()
def gunzip_string(s):
"""Decompress string using gzip.
See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2695152/in-python-how-do-i-decode-gzip-encoding/2695466#2695466
"""
return zlib.decompress(s, 16 + zlib.MAX_WBITS)
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