Creating a zip file from a directory in /tmp

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The solution is:

On the client side form:

import anvil.media

def button_download_click(self, **event_args):
    anvil.media.download(anvil.server.call('make_zip', path'))

On the server side:

import anvil.media
import shutil

@anvil.server.callable
def make_zip(path):
    my_zip = shutil.make_archive('Zip_file_name', 'zip', f'/tmp/{path}')
    tmp_file = anvil.media.from_file(f'{my_zip}', 'text/plain')
    return tmp_file

This should make a zip file of a directory in your /tmp file space and download it. (make sure the directory exists before zipping it)

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