Chilkat2-Python

Untar a .tar.gz (.tgz) Compressed Archive

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Untar a .tar.gz (.tgz) GZIP compressed archive. Chilkat2-Python

import chilkat2

success = False

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

# Untar a .tar archive.
tar = chilkat2.Tar()

# Untar into c:/temp/untarDir.  The directory tree(s) contained
# within the TAR archive will be re-created rooted at this
# directory.
tar.UntarFromDir = "/Users/chilkat/temp/untarDir"

# If any filepaths within the Tar archive are absolute,
# automatically make them relative by removing the first
# forward or backward slash.  This protects from untarring
# files to unexpected locations.
tar.NoAbsolutePaths = True

success = tar.UntarGz("/Users/chilkat/testData/tar/abc123.tar.gz")
if (success != True):
    print(tar.LastErrorText)
else:
    print("Success")