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pyzsync
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A Python module written in Rust that implements the zsync algorithm.
# Show help.
uvx --with pyzsync python -m pyzsync --help
# Create a zsync file.
uvx --with pyzsync python -m pyzsync zsyncmake bigfile
# Compare two files and show how much data from the first file
# can be used to create the second file using the zsync algorithm.
uvx --with pyzsync python -m pyzsync compare bigfile1 bigfile2
# Download a file using zsync.
# This will automatically use blocks from the local files
# noble-desktop-amd64.iso and noble-desktop-amd64.iso.zsync-tmp-*
# if available.
uvx --with pyzsync python -m pyzsync zsync https://cdimage.ubuntu.com/daily-live/current/noble-desktop-amd64.iso.zsync
from pyzsync import create_zsync_file
create_zsync_file("bigfile", "bigfile.zsync")
See tests/test_pyzsync.py and pyzsync/__main__.py for more examples.
Based on PyO3
# Install toolchain (linux)
rustup toolchain install beta-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
# Build package in debug mode and install it to virtualenv
uv sync --all-extras
uv run maturin develop --release
# Run clippy
cargo clippy
# Run cargo test
cargo test --no-default-features
# Run pytest
uv run pytest -vv
# Build release package
uv run maturin build --release
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A Python module written in Rust that implements the zsync algorithm
We found that pyzsync demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 1 open source maintainer collaborating on the project.
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