packaging.py

# Standard library imports
import base64
import io
import pathlib
import zipfile

def pack_files(file_names):
	zip_buffer = io.BytesIO()

	with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_buffer, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_LZMA) as zip_file:
		for file_name in file_names:
			with zip_file.open(file_name, 'w') as copy:
				with open(file_name, 'rb') as source:
					copy.write(source.read())

	return base64.b64encode(zip_buffer.getvalue()).decode()

def pack_file(file_name):
	return pack_files([file_name])

def pack_directory(directory):
	file_names = [str(item) for item in pathlib.Path(directory).glob('**/*') if item.is_file()]
	return pack_files(file_names)

def unpack_files(packed_files):
	zip_buffer = io.BytesIO(base64.b64decode(packed_files.encode()))

	with zipfile.ZipFile(zip_buffer, 'r', zipfile.ZIP_LZMA) as zip_file:
		zip_file.extractall()