If you're using Python, call
!tar or
!zip to create a single archive that contains your whole folder. For other languages, there are system calls to execute shell commands with the same effect.
cheers,
Roland
PS: The fastest and the only certain way to get a feature request implemented is to volunteer and do it yourself ;-) That's the nature of community projects. Or else you could pay someone to implement it for you and contribute the changes back to the community. As long as you're just using what others provide for free, please be kind to them.