Read compressed text directly.
Python: Open gzip data in text mode with an explicit encoding.
import gzip
with gzip.open("notes.txt.gz", "rt", encoding="utf-8") as file:
print(file.read(), end="")Expected output EXAMPLE
compressed text
Details
Save as snippet.py and run python3 snippet.py. Uses the Python standard library. Open gzip data in text mode with an explicit encoding.
Tested on Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS · · Python 3.12.3 · python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test inputs, results and environment
The exact published code ran in a dedicated Linux test container with prepared inputs. Unprivileged snippet process, external networking disabled, read-only root filesystem, and a fresh temporary working directory. Fixtures and output records are isolated from the application database. Testing covers this example and its stated checks, not every input, operating system, or runtime version. The Linux container shares its host's kernel; this is not a native Windows test.
- Architecture / host kernel
- x86_64 / 6.18.54.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2
- Snippet identity / locale
- uid=65534, gid=65534 (unprivileged) / C.UTF-8
- Interpreter invocation
python3 -c <published code>- Container image ID
sha256:32dc2d998158b6554c99b73b533f423696a0f3e31e8cbea9db10b5eee9a2fadd- Code SHA-256
c2bedd14ce88a1b9b3dcba9a0a5716ca97cddc754f72fe69a5fd2d120d15b995- Dependencies
- python3 3.12.3-0ubuntu2.1
Test input setup
These are the prepared inputs used by the test harness. See Details above for the prerequisites and how to run this example.
printf 'compressed text\n' | gzip > notes.txt.gz
Observed standard output
compressed text
Exit code: 0. Standard error: empty. Validation: Exact stdout comparison. System-dependent values above are one recorded run.