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Incorrect default compresslevel (9) in gzip documentation #152633

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@Jaden-Varkey

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The default compresslevel for gzip.open(), the GzipFile constructor, and gzip.compress() is COMPRESS_LEVEL_TRADEOFF (6). The signatures and the "Changed in version" notes in Doc/library/gzip.rst already reflect this (it says "the default compression level was reduced to 6, down from 9").
However, a few places still state the default is 9 and should be updated:-

  1. the gzip.open() docstring in Lib/gzip.py
  2. the GzipFile.init docstring in Lib/gzip.py
  3. the GzipFile paragraph in Doc/library/gzip.rst

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