Problem untaring python2.5

[Shane Geiger]

You might want to try an all-python implementation for sanity testing. 

I haven't tested this snippet much.  I am not sure it handles nested
files all that well. 



import tarfile
tar = tarfile.open("TarTest.tar.gz2", "r:gz")     #  other options:
"r:bz2", and ??
file_list = tar.getnames()

import os
os.mkdir('new_dir')
# write the files out to new files
for fname in tar.getnames():
    # extract/decompress the data of each file
    data = tar.extractfile(fname).read()
    # optionally change the filename
    new_file = "new_dir/" + fname
    print "File %s written!" % new_file
    # write the decompressed data to a file
    fout = open(new_file, "w")
    fout.write(data)
    fout.close()

# done, close the tar file ...
tar.close()



> On Dec 19, 12:16 pm, samuel.pro... at gmail.com wrote:
>   
>> Hello,
>>
>> It is not possible to give sharp hints without more relevant
>> information like:
>> - What is your platform?
>> - Which version of python?
>> - What is the version of: $tar--version (GNUtar, other proprietarytar, according to my personal experience, AIXtarmay fail)
>> - Is your disk full or do you have the correct permissions with your
>> current user?
>>
>> ++
>>
>> Sam
>>     
>
> Hi Sam ,
> I am using windows server 2003, python2.5.1 and version 1.16 of tar
>
> and as per disk full issues i dont think that my systems hard disk is
> full
>
>   


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