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gh-98347: Add links to python-isal in the documentation (GH-98637)
Clearly note that this is primarily intended for users for who zlib/gzip is a bottleneck.
(cherry picked from commit b1fc8b6)

Co-authored-by: Ruben Vorderman <r.h.p.vorderman@lumc.nl>
Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+AA-Turner@users.noreply.github.com>
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2 people authored and miss-islington committed Apr 25, 2025
commit e38fc824c7a5a1dff3f3cbe943974a9e2708edf6
4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions Doc/library/gzip.rst
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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

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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions Doc/library/zlib.rst
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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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