python · adiroiban · Jul 25, 2025 · Jul 25, 2025 · Jul 27, 2025 · Jul 27, 2025
diff --git a/Doc/library/zipfile.rst b/Doc/library/zipfile.rst
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ ZipFile Objects
 
 .. class:: ZipFile(file, mode='r', compression=ZIP_STORED, allowZip64=True, \
                    compresslevel=None, *, strict_timestamps=True, \
-                   metadata_encoding=None)
+                   metadata_encoding=None, \
+                   zipinfo_class=ZipInfo, zipextfile_class=ZipExtFile)
 
    Open a ZIP file, where *file* can be a path to a file (a string), a
    file-like object or a :term:`path-like object`.
@@ -228,6 +229,9 @@ ZipFile Objects
    :meth:`closed <close>` without adding any files to the archive, the appropriate
    ZIP structures for an empty archive will be written to the file.
 
+   The *zipinfo_class* and *zipextfile_class* arguments can be used to replace
+   the default :class:`ZipInfo` and :class:`!ZipExtFile` classes with different ones.
+
    ZipFile is also a context manager and therefore supports the
    :keyword:`with` statement.  In the example, *myzip* is closed after the
    :keyword:`!with` statement's suite is finished---even if an exception occurs::
@@ -278,6 +282,9 @@ ZipFile Objects
       Added support for specifying member name encoding for reading
       metadata in the zipfile's directory and file headers.
 
+   .. versionchanged:: next
+      Added the *zipinfo_class* and *zipextfile_class* parameters.
+
 
 .. method:: ZipFile.close()
 

@@ -360,6 +360,14 @@ unittest
   (Contributed by Garry Cairns in :gh:`134567`.)
 
 
+zipfile
+-------
+
+* :class:`zipfile.ZipFile` now accepts the keyword-only arguments *zipinfo_class*
+  and *zipextfile_class* to make it easier to subclass and extend.
+  (Contributed by Adi Roiban in :gh:`81719`.)
+
+
 zlib
 ----
 

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py b/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 import unittest.mock as mock
 import zipfile
 
-
+from pathlib import Path
 from tempfile import TemporaryFile
 from random import randint, random, randbytes
 
@@ -675,6 +675,112 @@ def test_add_file_after_2107(self):
             zinfo = zipfp.getinfo(TESTFN)
             self.assertEqual(zinfo.date_time, (2107, 12, 31, 23, 59, 59))
 
+    class CustomZipInfo(zipfile.ZipInfo):
+        pass
+
+    class CustomZipExtFile(zipfile.ZipExtFile):
+        pass
+
+    def test_read_custom_zipinfo_and_zipextfile(self):
+        """
+        A subclass of ZipFile can be implemented to read and handle the
+        archive content using custom ZipInfo and ZipExtFile implementations.
+        """
+        # Create the file using the default Zipfile.
+        source = io.BytesIO()
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(source, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_STORED) as zipfp:
+            zipfp.writestr('test.txt', 'some-text-content')
+        source.seek(0)
+
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(
+                source, 'r',
+                zipinfo_class=self.CustomZipInfo,
+                zipextfile_class=self.CustomZipExtFile,
+                ) as zipfp:
+            # Archive content returns the custom ZipInfo
+            members = zipfp.infolist()
+            self.assertEqual(1, len(members))
+            self.assertIsInstance(members[0], self.CustomZipInfo)
+
+            # Archive members can be opened using the custom ZipInfo
+            target_member = members[0]
+            with zipfp.open(target_member, mode='r') as memberfp:
+                self.assertIsInstance(memberfp, self.CustomZipExtFile)
+                self.assertEqual(b'some-text-content', memberfp.read())
+
+    def test_write_custom_zipinfo(self):
+        """
+        A subclass of ZipFile can be implemented to write and handle the
+        archive content using custom ZipInfo implementation.
+        """
+        destination = io.BytesIO()
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(
+                destination, 'w', zipinfo_class=self.CustomZipInfo) as zipfp:
+            # It can write using the specific custom class.
+            new_member = self.CustomZipInfo('new-member.txt')
+            with zipfp.open(new_member, mode='w') as memberfp:
+                self.assertIs(new_member, memberfp._zinfo)
+
+            # When creating a new member using just the name,
+            # the custom ZipInfo is used internally.
+            with zipfp.open('other-member.txt', mode='w') as memberfp:
+                memberfp.write(b'some-content')
+            self.assertIsInstance(
+                zipfp.NameToInfo['other-member.txt'], self.CustomZipInfo)
+
+            # ZipFile.writestr can handle the custom class or just the
+            # archive name as text.
+            custom_member = self.CustomZipInfo('some-member.txt')
+            zipfp.writestr(custom_member, b'some-new-content')
+            zipfp.writestr('some-name.txt', b'other-content')
+            self.assertIsInstance(
+                zipfp.NameToInfo['some-name.txt'], self.CustomZipInfo)
+
+            # ZipFile.mkdir can handle the custom class or just text.
+            custom_dir = self.CustomZipInfo('some-directory/')
+            custom_dir.CRC = 0
+            zipfp.mkdir(custom_dir)
+            zipfp.mkdir('dir-as-text/')
+            self.assertIsInstance(
+                zipfp.NameToInfo['dir-as-text/'], self.CustomZipInfo)
+
+            # When writing from an external file, the file is created using
+            # the custom ZipInfo
+            with temp_dir() as source_dir:
+                source_file = Path(source_dir) / 'source.txt'
+                with open(source_file, 'wb') as fp:
+                    fp.write(b'some-content')
+                zipfp.write(source_file, arcname='newly-file.txt')
+            self.assertIsInstance(
+                zipfp.NameToInfo['newly-file.txt'], self.CustomZipInfo)
+
+    def test_extract_custom_zipinfo(self):
+        """
+        A subclass of ZipFile can be implemented to extact the
+        archive content using custom ZipInfo implementation.
+        """
+
+        destination = io.BytesIO()
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(destination, 'w') as zipfp:
+            zipfp.mkdir('dir-as-text/')
+            zipfp.writestr('test.txt', b'new file content')
+
+        destination.seek(0)
+        with zipfile.ZipFile(
+                destination, 'r', zipinfo_class=self.CustomZipInfo) as zipfp:
+            with temp_dir() as extract_dir:
+                expected_dir = Path(extract_dir) / 'dir-as-text'
+                expected_file = Path(extract_dir) / 'test.txt'
+
+                # Check extracting using custom ZipInfo
+                dir_info = zipfp.NameToInfo['dir-as-text/']
+                #zipfp.extract(dir_info, path=extract_dir)
+                #self.assertTrue(expected_dir.is_dir())
+                # Check extracting using file name.
+                zipfp.extract('test.txt', path=extract_dir)
+                with expected_file.open('rb') as fp:
+                    self.assertEqual(b'new file content', fp.read())
+
 
 @requires_zlib()
 class DeflateTestsWithSourceFile(AbstractTestsWithSourceFile,

diff --git a/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py b/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py
@@ -869,6 +869,10 @@ def _get_decompressor(compress_type):
 
 
 class _SharedFile:
+    """
+    Protect an already opened member of the archive from being read or written
+    at the same time.
+    """
     def __init__(self, file, pos, close, lock, writing):
         self._file = file
         self._pos = pos
@@ -1372,7 +1376,7 @@ class ZipFile:
     """ Class with methods to open, read, write, close, list zip files.
 
     z = ZipFile(file, mode="r", compression=ZIP_STORED, allowZip64=True,
-                compresslevel=None)
+                compresslevel=None, zipinfo_class=ZipInfo, zipextfile_class=ZipExtFile)
 
     file: Either the path to the file, or a file-like object.
           If it is a path, the file will be opened and closed by ZipFile.
@@ -1392,21 +1396,30 @@ class ZipFile:
                    When using ZIP_ZSTANDARD integers -7 though 22 are common,
                    see the CompressionParameter enum in compression.zstd for
                    details.
-
+    zipinfo_class: A class that can replace ZipInfo. This is designed to help
+                   extend ZipFile.
+                   For example, to implement other encryption or compression
+                   methods.
+    zipextfile_class: A class that can replace ZipExtFile. This is designed to
+                      help extend ZipFile.
+                      For example to implement other encryption or compression
+                      methods.
     """
 
     fp = None                   # Set here since __del__ checks it
     _windows_illegal_name_trans_table = None
 
     def __init__(self, file, mode="r", compression=ZIP_STORED, allowZip64=True,
-                 compresslevel=None, *, strict_timestamps=True, metadata_encoding=None):
+                 compresslevel=None, *, strict_timestamps=True, metadata_encoding=None,
+                 zipinfo_class=ZipInfo, zipextfile_class=ZipExtFile):
         """Open the ZIP file with mode read 'r', write 'w', exclusive create 'x',
         or append 'a'."""
         if mode not in ('r', 'w', 'x', 'a'):
             raise ValueError("ZipFile requires mode 'r', 'w', 'x', or 'a'")
 
         _check_compression(compression)
-
+        self._ZipInfo = zipinfo_class
+        self._ZipExtFile = zipextfile_class
         self._allowZip64 = allowZip64
         self._didModify = False
         self.debug = 0  # Level of printing: 0 through 3
@@ -1558,7 +1571,7 @@ def _RealGetContents(self):
                 # Historical ZIP filename encoding
                 filename = filename.decode(self.metadata_encoding or 'cp437')
             # Create ZipInfo instance to store file information
-            x = ZipInfo(filename)
+            x = self._ZipInfo(filename)
             x.extra = fp.read(centdir[_CD_EXTRA_FIELD_LENGTH])
             x.comment = fp.read(centdir[_CD_COMMENT_LENGTH])
             x.header_offset = centdir[_CD_LOCAL_HEADER_OFFSET]
@@ -1693,11 +1706,11 @@ def open(self, name, mode="r", pwd=None, *, force_zip64=False):
                 "Attempt to use ZIP archive that was already closed")
 
         # Make sure we have an info object
-        if isinstance(name, ZipInfo):
+        if isinstance(name, self._ZipInfo):
             # 'name' is already an info object
             zinfo = name
         elif mode == 'w':
-            zinfo = ZipInfo(name)
+            zinfo = self._ZipInfo(name)
             zinfo.compress_type = self.compression
             zinfo.compress_level = self.compresslevel
         else:
@@ -1774,7 +1787,7 @@ def open(self, name, mode="r", pwd=None, *, force_zip64=False):
             else:
                 pwd = None
 
-            return ZipExtFile(zef_file, mode + 'b', zinfo, pwd, True)
+            return self._ZipExtFile(zef_file, mode + 'b', zinfo, pwd, True)
         except:
             zef_file.close()
             raise
@@ -1872,7 +1885,7 @@ def _extract_member(self, member, targetpath, pwd):
         """Extract the ZipInfo object 'member' to a physical
            file on the path targetpath.
         """
-        if not isinstance(member, ZipInfo):
+        if not isinstance(member, self._ZipInfo):
             member = self.getinfo(member)
 
         # build the destination pathname, replacing
@@ -1952,7 +1965,7 @@ def write(self, filename, arcname=None,
                 "Can't write to ZIP archive while an open writing handle exists"
             )
 
-        zinfo = ZipInfo.from_file(filename, arcname,
+        zinfo = self._ZipInfo.from_file(filename, arcname,
                                   strict_timestamps=self._strict_timestamps)
 
         if zinfo.is_dir():
@@ -1982,10 +1995,10 @@ def writestr(self, zinfo_or_arcname, data,
         the name of the file in the archive."""
         if isinstance(data, str):
             data = data.encode("utf-8")
-        if isinstance(zinfo_or_arcname, ZipInfo):
+        if isinstance(zinfo_or_arcname, self._ZipInfo):
             zinfo = zinfo_or_arcname
         else:
-            zinfo = ZipInfo(zinfo_or_arcname)._for_archive(self)
+            zinfo = self._ZipInfo(zinfo_or_arcname)._for_archive(self)
 
         if not self.fp:
             raise ValueError(
@@ -2008,15 +2021,15 @@ def writestr(self, zinfo_or_arcname, data,
 
     def mkdir(self, zinfo_or_directory_name, mode=511):
         """Creates a directory inside the zip archive."""
-        if isinstance(zinfo_or_directory_name, ZipInfo):
+        if isinstance(zinfo_or_directory_name, self._ZipInfo):
             zinfo = zinfo_or_directory_name
             if not zinfo.is_dir():
                 raise ValueError("The given ZipInfo does not describe a directory")
         elif isinstance(zinfo_or_directory_name, str):
             directory_name = zinfo_or_directory_name
             if not directory_name.endswith("/"):
                 directory_name += "/"
-            zinfo = ZipInfo(directory_name)
+            zinfo = self._ZipInfo(directory_name)
             zinfo.compress_size = 0
             zinfo.CRC = 0
             zinfo.external_attr = ((0o40000 | mode) & 0xFFFF) << 16

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-07-25-14-27-29.gh-issue-81719.hWp7Mn.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2025-07-25-14-27-29.gh-issue-81719.hWp7Mn.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+:class:`zipfile.ZipFile` was given the *zipinfo_class* and *zipextfile_class* to make it easier to subclass and extend it.
Original file line number	Diff line number	Diff line change
		@@ -0,0 +1 @@
		:class:`zipfile.ZipFile` was given the zipinfo_class and zipextfile_class to make it easier to subclass and extend it.