zip_with_fake_files.py

from zipfile import ZipFile

def create_zip_with_fake_files(zip_filepath, fake_file_list):
    with ZipFile(zip_filepath, 'w') as zip_archive:
        for relative_filepath in fake_file_list:
            zip_archive.writestr(relative_filepath, 'a')

def main():
    fake_files = [
        r'file0.txt',
        r'folder_A\file1.jpg',
        r'folder_A\file2.mp4',
        r'folder_B\file3.docx',
        r'folder_B\file4.csv'
    ]
    create_zip_with_fake_files('test.zip', fake_files)
  
if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()