Why does using tarfile.extract() result in error: no attribute 'extract'?

Question

I'm using Python 3.4. Writing

csv_f = tarfile.open('C:\\Users\\somefile.gz')

works fine but this

csv_f = tarfile.extract('C:\\Users\\somefile.gz')

causes the response

AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'extract'

It seems the extract and extractall functions aren't being found in the library. How can that be?

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 07 '16 at 23:59

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Because they're methods of the object returned by tarfile.open(), not functions in the module itself.

answered Jul 07 '16 at 23:59

Thanks! How do I use the correct syntax in tar file to extract the file? – William Jul 08 '16 at 00:03
Just like the documentation says, you pass it the member to extract. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Jul 08 '16 at 00:04

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