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import os, tarfile, sys
from optparse import OptionParser
parser = OptionParser()
parser.add_option("-x", "--exclude", dest="exclude", default="", help="file to exclude")
(opts, args) = parser.parse_args()
excludes = opts.exclude
excludesMap = {}
for i in excludes.split(','):
excludesMap[i] = i
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print("Usage: %s <file to untar> [destination path]" % sys.argv[0])
print(" Untars a file into destination path directory.")
sys.exit(1)
def main():
fullyQualifiedTarFileName = sys.argv[1]
#get a tuple which has the directory and filenames split into a tuple.
t = os.path.split(fullyQualifiedTarFileName)
tarFileDir = t[0]
tarFileName = t[1]
if len(sys.argv) == 3:
#the user supplied a destination directory to untar my stuff.
destPath = sys.argv[2]
else:
#the user didnot supply a dest folder - dervie it removing the extension after the dot ('.')
destPath = os.path.join(tarFileDir, tarFileName.rsplit('.',1)[0])
tf = tarfile.open(fullyQualifiedTarFileName, 'r')
tf.extractall(destPath)
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()

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