shutil.unpack_archive()
in Python is used to unpack an archive file.
Syntax: shutil.unpack_archive (filename [, extract_dir [, format]])
Parameter:
filename: A path-like object representing the full path of archived file. A path-like object is either a string or bytes object representing a path.
extract_dir (optional): A path-like object representing the path of the target directory where the archive is unpacked. A path-like object is either a string or bytes object representing a path. This is an optional parameter and if not provided the current working directory is used as target directory.
formats (optional): A string representing an archive format. The value of format can be any one of "zip‚", "tar‚", "gztar‚", "bztar‚", or "xztar‚" or any other registered unpacking format. This is also an optional parameter and if not provided, the extension of archived file name is used as format. An unpacker must be registered for this extension otherwise ’ValueError’ exception will be raised.Return Type: This method does not return any value.
Code # 1: Using the shutil.unpack_archive () method to unpack an archive file
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Exit :
Archive file unpacked successfully.
Code # 2: Using the shutil.unpack_archive () method to unpack an archive file
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Exit :
Archive file unpacked successfully.