def METHOD_NAME(self, repo_path):
    repo_path = os.path.abspath(repo_path)
    self.zip_model_file = os.path.join(self.tmp_zip_folder, self.model_id + ".zip")
    zipf = zipfile.ZipFile(self.zip_model_file, "w", zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED)
    self.zipdir(repo_path, zipf)
    zipf.close()