Unzip and Maintain Folder Structure with Python

Overview

ZIP Unzip Archive Files

Below is an example of using the aspose.zip library to work with ZIP archives. Using the given code, you can extract the contents of the archive to the given directory using Python.

    with zp.Archive("archive.zip") as archive:
        archive.extract_to_directory("C:\\extracted")

Unpack RAR Files

    with zp.rar.RarArchive("archive.rar") as archive:
        archive.extract_to_directory("C:\\extracted")

Decompress CAB Files

    with zp.cab.CabArchive("archive.cab") as archive:
        archive.extract_to_directory("C:\\extracted")

These code examples showcase how to unpack archives of various formats using the Aspose.Zip library in Python. They employ the appropriate classes for ZIP, RAR, and CAB archives to extract their contents into a designated "C:\extracted" directory. This approach offers a universal solution for handling various archive formats, streamlining the unpacking process.

How to Extract TAR File

This section provides examples of using the Aspose.Zip library. The following code demonstrates how to extract archive contents from a stream to a specified directory. These examples will equip you to effectively manage archives within your Python projects.

    with io.FileIO("archive.tar") as tar_file:
        with zp.tar.TarArchive(tar_file) as archive:
            archive.extract_to_directory("~/extracted")

Extract a XAR File

    with io.FileIO("archive.xar") as tar_file:
        with zp.xar.XarArchive(xar_file) as archive:
            archive.extract_to_directory("~/extracted")

These code examples demonstrate unpacking archives in TAR and XAR formats to a designated directory. The first example opens the "archive.tar" file, creates a TarArchive object, and extracts its contents to the "\extracted" directory. Similarly, the second example opens the "archive.xar" file, creates a XarArchive object, and extracts its contents to the same "\extracted" directory.