(Chilkat2-Python) Unzip Files to Byte Array

Demonstrates how to unzip each file contained in a .zip to an in-memory byte array.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v11.0.0 or greater.

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import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

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

zip = chilkat2.Zip()

success = zip.OpenZip("qa_data/zips/test.zip")
if (success == False):
    print(zip.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Iterate of each entry in the zip.
# An entry can be a file or directory entry.  For each file, unzip to a byte array.
numEntries = zip.NumEntries
print("NumEntries = " + str(numEntries))

entry = chilkat2.ZipEntry()
i = 0
while i < numEntries :
    zip.EntryAt(i,entry)
    if (entry.IsDirectory == False):
        # fileData is a memoryview
        fileData = entry.Inflate()
        # Do whatever you wish with the file data...

    i = i + 1

zip.CloseZip()

print("Finished.")