title: Bytes from gzip file to text in python
body: <p>Once the contents of a gzip file is extracted into a string called <code>text</code>, it looks like gibberish.  How can I turn it into something human-readable?</p>
  
  <pre><code>with open("zipped_ex.gz.2016") as f:
      text = f.read()
      print text
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>Note:  I'm not searching for a way to go from zipper_ex_gz.2016 to the contents.  Instead, I'm searching for a way to go from the bytestring to the contents.</p>