import gzip
input_file = open("example.bed","rb")#compress existing file
data = input_file.read()

with gzip.open("example.bed.gz", "wb") as filez:
filez.write(data)
filez.close()
fileopen= gzip.open("example.bed.gz", "r+") 
output=fileopen.read()

decode=output.decode("utf-8")
import pandas as pd
df=pd.read_csv(decode, delimiter='\t',header=1 )#Works partially, missing '\t' at start of file throws error
df.to_csv('exampleziptotxt.bed', index=False)