https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/b1fc8b69ec4c29026cd8786fc5da0c498c7dcd57
commit: b1fc8b69ec4c29026cd8786fc5da0c498c7dcd57
branch: main
author: Ruben Vorderman <r.h.p.vorder...@lumc.nl>
committer: AA-Turner <9087854+aa-tur...@users.noreply.github.com>
date: 2025-04-25T01:53:23Z
summary:
gh-98347: Add links to python-isal in the documentation (#98637)
Clearly note that this is primarily intended for users for who zlib/gzip is a
bottleneck.
Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+aa-tur...@users.noreply.github.com>
files:
M Doc/library/gzip.rst
M Doc/library/zlib.rst
diff --git a/Doc/library/gzip.rst b/Doc/library/gzip.rst
index 4222f1bb1f49ae..c9d96085ef739d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/gzip.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/gzip.rst
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ Example of how to GZIP compress a binary string::
The basic data compression module needed to support the :program:`gzip`
file
format.
+ In case gzip (de)compression is a bottleneck, the `python-isal`_
+ package speeds up (de)compression with a mostly compatible API.
+
+ .. _python-isal: https://github.com/pycompression/python-isal
.. program:: gzip
diff --git a/Doc/library/zlib.rst b/Doc/library/zlib.rst
index db0537f8ccc0a6..75ead3c4cb144c 100644
--- a/Doc/library/zlib.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/zlib.rst
@@ -353,3 +353,8 @@ the following constants:
http://www.zlib.net/manual.html
The zlib manual explains the semantics and usage of the library's many
functions.
+
+ In case gzip (de)compression is a bottleneck, the `python-isal`_
+ package speeds up (de)compression with a mostly compatible API.
+
+ .. _python-isal: https://github.com/pycompression/python-isal
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