What is the equivalent of this class in python? https://gist.github.com/2594962

In PHP, it allows you to zip a string.

I'm trying to find the equivaelnt in the following languages: Python, Ruby on Rails and ASP.

I'm hoping there are built in functions for these languages. I couldn't find one in PHP.

Update

When I say Zip, I am referring to the standard algorithm that windows uses. Not in the sense of an archive. I currently use that class to zip a string, base64 encode it and send it as a request to an internal API.

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