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1 :mod:`tarfile` --- Read and write tar archive files
5    :synopsis: Read and write tar-format archive files.
17 The :mod:`tarfile` module makes it possible to read and write tar
29 * read/write support for the GNU tar format including *longname* and *longlink*
93    not allow random access, see :ref:`tar-examples`.  The currently
99    | ``'r|*'``   | Open a *stream* of tar blocks for reading  |
102    | ``'r|'``    | Open a *stream* of uncompressed tar blocks |
123    Class for reading and writing tar archives. Do not use this class directly,
129    Return :const:`True` if *name* is a tar archive file, that the :mod:`tarfile`
135    Class for limited access to tar archives with a :mod:`zipfile`\ -like interface.
142       Constant for an uncompressed tar archive.
147       Constant for a :mod:`gzip` compressed tar archive.
161    Is raised when a tar archive is opened, that either cannot be handled by the
198 Each of the following constants defines a tar archive format that the
199 :mod:`tarfile` module is able to create. See section :ref:`tar-formats` for
210    GNU tar format.
232 …`GNU tar manual, Basic Tar Format <https://www.gnu.org/software/tar/manual/html_node/Standard.html…
233       Documentation for tar archive files, including GNU tar extensions.
241 The :class:`TarFile` object provides an interface to a tar archive. A tar
243 a header block followed by data blocks. It is possible to store a file in a tar
251 :ref:`tar-examples` section for a use case.
306    See section :ref:`tar-unicode` for in-depth information.
421    object will be excluded from the archive. See :ref:`tar-examples` for an
652 How to extract an entire tar archive to the current working directory::
655    tar = tarfile.open("sample.tar.gz")
656    tar.extractall()
657    tar.close()
659 How to extract a subset of a tar archive with :meth:`TarFile.extractall` using
670    tar = tarfile.open("sample.tar.gz")
671    tar.extractall(members=py_files(tar))
672    tar.close()
674 How to create an uncompressed tar archive from a list of filenames::
677    tar = tarfile.open("sample.tar", "w")
679        tar.add(name)
680    tar.close()
685     with tarfile.open("sample.tar", "w") as tar:
687             tar.add(name)
689 How to read a gzip compressed tar archive and display some member information::
692    tar = tarfile.open("sample.tar.gz", "r:gz")
693    for tarinfo in tar:
701    tar.close()
711     tar = tarfile.open("sample.tar.gz", "w:gz")
712     tar.add("foo", filter=reset)
713     tar.close()
718 Supported tar formats
721 There are three tar formats that can be created with the :mod:`tarfile` module:
728 * The GNU tar format (:const:`GNU_FORMAT`). It supports long filenames and
730   standard on GNU/Linux systems. :mod:`tarfile` fully supports the GNU tar
735   files and stores pathnames in a portable way. However, not all tar
744 There are some more variants of the tar format which can be read, but not
747 * The ancient V7 format. This is the first tar format from Unix Seventh Edition,
752 * The SunOS tar extended format. This format is a variant of the POSIX.1-2001
760 The tar format was originally conceived to make backups on tape drives with the
761 main focus on preserving file system information. Nowadays tar archives are
765 example, an ordinary tar archive created on a *UTF-8* system cannot be read