archivey 0.0.1a1

Python library for reading zip, tar, rar, 7z and other archives

Archivey

Archivey is a Python library that provides a unified interface for reading several archive and compression formats, wrapping built-in Python modules and optional external packages.

👉 Full documentation is published here.

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Quick start

Install with third-party libraries:

pip install archivey[optional]

Or manage dependencies yourself for only the formats you need. RAR support requires unrar to be installed separately.

Usage example

from archivey import open_archive

with open_archive("example.zip") as archive:
    # Extract all files
    archive.extractall("output_dir/")

    # Or process each file inside the archive
    for member, stream in archive.iter_members_with_io():
        print(member.filename, member.type, member.file_size)
        if stream is not None:  # skip directories and links
            data = stream.read()
            print("  ", data[:50])

See more details in the User guide.

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Why use this?

• Automatic archive format detection
• Consistent interface across multiple archive types
• Optimized for random access and streaming
• Sensible, secure defaults for file extraction

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Resources

• User guide
• API Reference
• GitHub repository (or the development repository with messier commits and AI-generated pull requests)
• Developer guide, if you'd like to contribute