CIME.utils.gzip_existing_file

CIME.utils.gzip_existing_file(filepath)[source]

Gzips an existing file, removes the unzipped version, returns path to zip file. Note the that the timestamp of the original file will be maintained in the zipped file.

>>> import tempfile
>>> fd, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(text=True)
>>> _ = os.write(fd, b"Hello World")
>>> os.close(fd)
>>> gzfile = gzip_existing_file(filename)
>>> gunzip_existing_file(gzfile) == b'Hello World'
True
>>> os.remove(gzfile)