Write Password-Protected Zip

Python sample code to write a password-protected zip.

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# file: ZipPasswordProtected.py

import chilkat

# Create a password-protected zip.  (Password protection is the old-style
# Zip encryption.  It is somewhat insecure.  It is *not* AES encryption.

zip = chilkat.CkZip()
zip.UnlockComponent("anything for 30-day trial")

zip.put_PasswordProtect(True)
zip.SetPassword("secret")

zip.NewZip("passwordProtected.zip")
zip.AppendFiles("exampleData/*",True)
zip.WriteZip()