## compress()


Compress data using zlib.


Usage


``` python
compress(
    data,
    level=6,
)
```


## Parameters


`data: bytes`  
The bytes to compress.

`level: int = ``6`  
Compression level (1-9).


## Returns


`bytes`  
The compressed bytes.


## See Also

[decompress()](decompress.md#gdtest_src_google_seealso.decompress)