@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ ZipFile Objects
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132132
133133.. class :: ZipFile(file, mode='r', compression=ZIP_STORED, allowZip64=True, \
134- compresslevel=None)
134+ compresslevel=None, * , strict_timestamps=True )
135135
136136 Open a ZIP file, where *file * can be a path to a file (a string), a
137137 file-like object or a :term: `path-like object `.
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ ZipFile Objects
169169 When using :const: `ZIP_BZIP2 ` integers ``1 `` through ``9 `` are accepted
170170 (see :class: `bz2 <bz2.BZ2File> ` for more information).
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172+ The *strict_timestamps * argument, when set to ``False ``, allows to
173+ zip files older than 1980-01-01 at the cost of setting the
174+ timestamp to 1980-01-01.
175+ Similar behavior occurs with files newer than 2107-12-31,
176+ the timestamp is also set to the limit.
177+
172178 If the file is created with mode ``'w' ``, ``'x' `` or ``'a' `` and then
173179 :meth: `closed <close> ` without adding any files to the archive, the appropriate
174180 ZIP structures for an empty archive will be written to the file.
@@ -203,6 +209,9 @@ ZipFile Objects
203209 .. versionchanged :: 3.7
204210 Add the *compresslevel * parameter.
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212+ .. versionadded :: 3.8
213+ The *strict_timestamps * keyword-only argument
214+
206215
207216.. method :: ZipFile.close()
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@@ -368,7 +377,7 @@ ZipFile Objects
368377
369378
370379.. method :: ZipFile.write(filename, arcname=None, compress_type=None, \
371- compresslevel=None, * , strict_timestamps=True )
380+ compresslevel=None)
372381
373382 Write the file named *filename * to the archive, giving it the archive name
374383 *arcname * (by default, this will be the same as *filename *, but without a drive
@@ -377,11 +386,6 @@ ZipFile Objects
377386 the new entry. Similarly, *compresslevel * will override the constructor if
378387 given.
379388 The archive must be open with mode ``'w' ``, ``'x' `` or ``'a' ``.
380- The *strict_timestamps * argument, when set to ``False ``, allows to
381- zip files older than 1980-01-01 at the cost of setting the
382- timestamp to 1980-01-01.
383- Similar behavior occurs with files newer than 2107-12-31,
384- the timestamp is also set to the limit.
385389
386390 .. note ::
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@@ -405,9 +409,6 @@ ZipFile Objects
405409 a closed ZipFile will raise a :exc: `ValueError `. Previously,
406410 a :exc: `RuntimeError ` was raised.
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408- .. versionadded :: 3.8
409- The *strict_timestamps * keyword-only argument
410-
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412413.. method :: ZipFile.writestr(zinfo_or_arcname, data, compress_type=None, \
413414 compresslevel=None)
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