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Created April 6, 2015 17:09
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gzip.py
import subprocess
# Read a gzipped file from within Python.
# Faster than the standard library gzip module.
# Require Python 3.2+ for context manager support.
with subprocess.Popen(('zcat', filename), stdout=subprocess.PIPE) as proc:
for l in proc.stdout:
pass
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