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# ArchiveWriter

[Data Structures](#nested-classes) | [Static Public Member Functions](#pub-static-methods)

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| class           | [ModifiedArchiveLister](/adk-5.0-programmers-guide/readme/namespaces/namespacepackmanlib/namespacepackmanlib_1_1io/classpackmanlib_1_1io_1_1_archive_writer/classpackmanlib_1_1io_1_1_archive_writer_1_1_modified_archive_lister.md) |

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| def                            | [write\_file](#af9b3f577c2c055f2f1d8168032f83265) (archive, path, fix=True, force\_resign=True)                                                          |
|                                | <p>Write archive to file by recursively walking through the in-memory node tree. <a href="#af9b3f577c2c055f2f1d8168032f83265">More...</a><br></p>        |
| def                            | [write\_fileobj](#a2acb76b599b02849510c2e5778053ad8) (archive, fileobj, fix=True, force\_resign=True)                                                    |
|                                | <p>Write archive to file object by recursively walking through the in-memory node tree. <a href="#a2acb76b599b02849510c2e5778053ad8">More...</a><br></p> |
| def                            | [write\_pickled\_file](#a9dc1a2b812a7bef1aed7bd4b16a5d4af) (archive, path, gz=False)                                                                     |
|                                | <p>Write pickled file. <a href="#a9dc1a2b812a7bef1aed7bd4b16a5d4af">More...</a><br></p>                                                                  |

### MemberFunction Documentation <a href="#member-function-documentation" id="member-function-documentation"></a>

### write\_file() <a href="#af9b3f577c2c055f2f1d8168032f83265" id="af9b3f577c2c055f2f1d8168032f83265"></a>

def write\_file

static

Write archive to file by recursively walking through the in-memory node tree.

**Parameters**

**archive** archive node **path** path to the file to write to **fix** fix archive before writing **force\_resign** True will for resigning even if a signature file is already present

### write\_fileobj() <a href="#a2acb76b599b02849510c2e5778053ad8" id="a2acb76b599b02849510c2e5778053ad8"></a>

def write\_fileobj

static

Write archive to file object by recursively walking through the in-memory node tree.

**Parameters**

**archive** archive node **fileobj** file object to write to **fix** fix archive before writing **force\_resign** True will for resigning even if a signature file is already present

### write\_pickled\_file() <a href="#a9dc1a2b812a7bef1aed7bd4b16a5d4af" id="a9dc1a2b812a7bef1aed7bd4b16a5d4af"></a>

def write\_pickled\_file

static

Write pickled file.

**Parameters**

**o** object to pickle **path** path to the pickled file **gz** wether pickled file is gzipped

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

* packman/packmanlib/[io.py](/adk-5.0-programmers-guide/readme/files/dir_026ced32df3e5de142ca5346a10962b0/dir_76d7bc695de4919fb54ecb5d68e5f54d/io_8py.md)


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