How to avoid overwrite of files

Question

we are using tarFile library of python to untar the set of given files to the target directory.

tarGzipFile = tarfile.open(fileName)
tarGzipFile.extractall(targetDir + '/')

Here if same file exists in more than one tar.gz file then the file is over writing in the target directory. How can i change my code to avoid the overwrite? and also looking for the option similar to tar --backup none or numbered...so that if file exists then it prefix with ~ or add number at the end.

@PadraicCunningham He wants to extract the container files, not append files to the existing container file. — miindlek, Jul 29 '14 at 17:23

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 29 '14 at 17:37

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You can use tarGzipFile.getmembers() to list the files in the archive, and pass members= to extractall with only those files you wish to extract (i.e., excluding files already existing). os.path.exists( ) can be used to check for file existence.

answered Jul 29 '14 at 17:37

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