If you need to create a zip of a directory using Python, then you can do the following:

Create a Zip using shutil in Python

import os
import shutil

filename = "compressed_archive"
format = "zip"
directory = os.getcwd()

shutil.make_archive(filename, format, directory)

The shutil.make_archive function is the easiest way to zip a directory in Python — it handles the recursion and file permissions for you. I use this in backup scripts and when packaging build artifacts for deployment.

The format parameter also supports tar, gztar, and bztar if you need a different compression format. Note that the output file gets created in the current working directory by default. If you need more control — like excluding certain files or setting compression levels — use the zipfile module directly instead.