Making Compression a Habit with zstd

With zstd being added to Python 3.14 , I've been using compressed files more often in my workflow. Here's what I've learned about making compression a habit. Python Data Processing with Compression Python 3.14 adds native zstd.open() support, which is a big step forward. Here's the comparison: Before 3.14 (with zstandard package): import zstandard as zstd import json import io # Writing compressed JSONL with Zstandard data = [ { " id " : 1 , " name " : " Alice " , " score " : 95 }, { " id " : 2