1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/stl.py b/stl.py
index f88c3fa..9a63306 100644
--- a/stl.py
+++ b/stl.py
@@ -2,9 +2,13 @@ import numpy as np
 import string
 import struct
 from geometry import Mesh
+import bz2
 
 def mesh_from_stl(filename):
-    f = open(filename)
+    if filename.endswith('.bz2'):
+        f = bz2.BZ2File(filename)
+    else:
+        f = open(filename)
     buf = f.read(200)
     f.close()
 
@@ -15,7 +19,10 @@ def mesh_from_stl(filename):
     return mesh_from_ascii_stl(filename)
 
 def mesh_from_ascii_stl(filename):
-    f = open(filename)
+    if filename.endswith('.bz2'):
+        f = bz2.BZ2File(filename)
+    else:
+        f = open(filename)
 
     vertices = []
     triangles = []