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Huffman Text Compression Report

The document outlines a project focused on implementing Huffman Encoding for text compression using a Python GUI built with Tkinter. It addresses the need for efficient lossless compression of text data by encoding frequently occurring characters with shorter binary codes. The project includes features such as text input, character-to-binary mapping, and decoding functionality, with plans for future enhancements like file upload and Huffman tree visualization.

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Huffman Text Compression Report

The document outlines a project focused on implementing Huffman Encoding for text compression using a Python GUI built with Tkinter. It addresses the need for efficient lossless compression of text data by encoding frequently occurring characters with shorter binary codes. The project includes features such as text input, character-to-binary mapping, and decoding functionality, with plans for future enhancements like file upload and Huffman tree visualization.

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Huffman Text Compression using Python GUI

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Problem Statement

In the digital age where large amounts of text data are generated, stored, and transmitted,

it is crucial to reduce the amount of storage space and bandwidth usage required to handle

this data. Traditional storage methods do not efficiently leverage patterns in the data,

leading to unnecessary overhead. The need for lossless compression algorithms to optimize

text data storage and transmission becomes apparent.

Huffman Encoding, a classical lossless data compression technique, can be used to address

this issue by encoding frequently occurring characters with shorter binary codes and

less frequent characters with longer codes.

Proposed Solution

The solution to this problem involves the implementation of Huffman Encoding for text compression.

Huffman Encoding is based on the frequency of characters in the input text, where frequently

occurring

characters are assigned shorter binary codes, while less frequent characters are assigned longer

codes.

This process ensures minimal overall bit-length for encoding the input text.

A Python-based graphical user interface (GUI) is built using Tkinter to allow users to easily input

text, compress it using Huffman encoding, and view the resulting binary encoding along with

the decompressed output.

Project Details
- Programming Language: Python 3.x

- GUI Framework: Tkinter

- Compression Technique: Huffman Encoding (Greedy Algorithm, Binary Tree)

- Features:

- Text input for compression.

- Character-to-binary code mapping display.

- Encoded binary output.

- Decoding functionality to verify lossless compression.

- Tools & Libraries: collections.Counter, heapq, Tkinter

Screenshots

Placeholders for screenshots:

1. Screenshot showing the initial window with the text input box.

2. Screenshot showing the output after compression (character-code map, encoded binary, and

decoded output).

3. Example input: "hello world" and its corresponding Huffman codes, encoded text, and decoded

text.

Expected Outcomes

- A fully functional Python GUI-based Huffman Text Compressor.

- Efficient compression of input text based on Huffman encoding.

- Real-time feedback with the encoded binary, character code mapping, and decoded result.

- Interactive interface making it easy to understand the compression process.

- Future enhancements: Add file upload, save compressed data, or visualize the Huffman tree.

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