diff --git a/Huffman compressor/compressor.py b/Huffman compressor/compressor.py
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+++ b/Huffman compressor/compressor.py	
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+import math
+def compress(ifile, codes, ofile):
+    symbol_codes = {}
+    with open(codes, 'r') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            last_space_index = line.rfind(' ')
+            if last_space_index != -1:
+                symbol = line[:last_space_index]
+                code = line[last_space_index + 1:].strip()
+                symbol_codes[symbol] = code
+
+    with open(ifile, 'r') as f:
+        itext = f.read().strip()
+    compressed = ''
+    for c in itext:
+        if c.isalpha() or c.isspace():
+            c=c.upper()
+            if c in symbol_codes:
+                compressed += symbol_codes[c]
+    with open(ofile, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(compressed)
+    entropy(itext,compressed)
+def entropy(a,b):
+    D = {}
+    E = {}
+    for i in a:
+        if i not in D:
+            D[i]=1
+        else:
+            D[i]+=1
+    for i in b:
+        if i not in E:
+            E[i]=1
+        else:
+            E[i]+=1
+    entropya=0
+    for i in D:
+        entropya+=(D[i]/len(a))*math.log2((len(a)/D[i]))
+    entropyb=0
+    for i in E:
+        entropyb+=(E[i]/len(b))*math.log2((len(b)/E[i]))
+    print("The information gain from compression is: ",entropya-entropyb)
+
+ifile = input("Enter your input filename: ")
+codes = input("Enter the filename where you want to save your codes: ")
+ofile = input("Enter the filename where you want your compressed document saved: ")
+compress(ifile, codes, ofile)
+print("Compressed code has been written to:", ofile)
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diff --git a/Huffman compressor/decompressor.py b/Huffman compressor/decompressor.py
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+def decompress(ifile, codes,ofile):
+    symbol_codes = {}
+    with open(codes, 'r') as f:
+        for line in f:
+            last_space_index = line.rfind(' ')
+            if last_space_index != -1:
+                symbol = line[:last_space_index]
+                code = line[last_space_index + 1:].strip()
+                symbol_codes[code] = symbol
+    with open(ifile, 'r') as f:
+        compressed = f.readline()
+    decompressed = ''
+    current = ''
+    for bit in compressed:
+        current += bit
+        if current in symbol_codes.keys():
+            decompressed += symbol_codes[current]
+            current = ''
+    with open(ofile, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(decompressed)
+
+ifile = input("Enter your input (compressed) filename: ")
+codes = input("Enter the filename where you have saved your codes: ")
+ofile = input("Enter the filename where you want your decompressed document saved: ")
+decompress(ifile, codes,ofile)
+print("Decompressed code has been written to:", ofile)
+
diff --git a/Huffman compressor/huffman.cpp b/Huffman compressor/huffman.cpp
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+++ b/Huffman compressor/huffman.cpp	
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+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <string>
+#include <queue>
+using namespace std;
+struct Node{
+    char symbol;
+    unsigned freq;
+    Node *left;
+    Node *right;
+
+    Node(char symbol, unsigned freq) : symbol(symbol), freq(freq), left(nullptr), right(nullptr) {}
+};
+
+struct comp{
+    bool operator()(Node *l, Node *r){
+        return l->freq > r->freq;
+    }
+};
+
+void printCodes(Node *root, string str, unordered_map<char, string> &huffmanCodes){
+    if (!root){
+        return;
+    }
+    printCodes(root->left, str + "0", huffmanCodes);
+    printCodes(root->right, str + "1", huffmanCodes);
+    if (!root->left && !root->right){
+        huffmanCodes[root->symbol] = str;
+    }
+}
+unordered_map<char, string> generateHuffmanCodes(istream &input) {
+    unordered_map<char, unsigned> freq;
+    string line;
+    while (getline(input, line)) {
+        for (char c : line) {
+            if (isalpha(c) || isspace(c)) {
+                freq[toupper(c)]++;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    priority_queue<Node *, vector<Node *>, comp> pq;
+    for (const auto &pair : freq) {
+        pq.push(new Node(pair.first, pair.second));
+    }
+    while (pq.size() > 1) {
+        Node *left = pq.top();
+        pq.pop();
+        Node *right = pq.top();
+        pq.pop();
+
+        Node *mergedNode = new Node('$', left->freq + right->freq);
+        mergedNode->left = left;
+        mergedNode->right = right;
+
+        pq.push(mergedNode);
+    }
+    Node *root = pq.top();
+    unordered_map<char, string> huffmanCodes;
+    queue<pair<Node *, string>> q;
+    q.push({root, ""});
+    while (!q.empty()) {
+        Node *current = q.front().first;
+        string currentCode = q.front().second;
+        q.pop();
+        if (current->left) {
+            q.push({current->left, currentCode + "0"});
+        }
+        if (current->right) {
+            q.push({current->right, currentCode + "1"});
+        }
+        if (!current->left && !current->right) {
+            huffmanCodes[current->symbol] = currentCode;
+        }
+    }
+    delete root;
+    return huffmanCodes;
+}
+int main(){
+    string file;
+    cout<<"Enter file name: ";//Your input text file goes here
+    getline(cin, file);
+    ifstream input (file);
+    string ofile;
+    cout<<"Enter your output file name, where your codes will be saved: ";//Your output text file goes here
+    getline(cin, ofile);
+    ofstream outputFile(ofile);
+    unordered_map<char, string> huffmanCodes = generateHuffmanCodes(input);
+    for (const auto &pair : huffmanCodes) {
+        cout << pair.first << " " << pair.second << "\n";
+        outputFile << pair.first << " " << pair.second << "\n";
+    }
+    return 0;
+}