Shutil module in Python provides many functions of high-level operations on files and collections of files. It comes under Python’s standard utility modules. This module helps in automating process of copying and removal of files and directories.
shutil.unregister_unpack_format() method in Python is used to unregister or remove an unpack format from the list of available supported unpack format.
We can also register a new format or specify own function for unpacking existing formats using shutil.register_unpack_format() method or get the list of all supported available unpack format using shutil.get_unpack_formats() method.
Syntax: shutil.unregister_unpack_format(name)
Parameter:
name: A string representing the name of the unpack format which is to be removed from the list.Return Type: This method does not return any value.
# Python program to explain shutil.unregister_unpack_format() method # importing shutil module import shutil # Get the list of # supported unpack formats formats = shutil.get_unpack_formats() # Print the list print("Supported unpack formats:") print(formats, "\n") # Remove an unpack format name = "gztar"shutil.unregister_unpack_format(name) print("%s unpack format unregistered successfully." %name, "\n") # Get the list of # supported unpack formats formats = shutil.get_unpack_formats() # Print the list print("Supported unpack formats:") print(formats, "\n") |
Supported unpack formats:
[(‘bztar’, [‘.tar.bz2’, ‘.tbz2’], “bzip2’ed tar-file”), (‘gztar’, [‘.tar.gz’, ‘.tgz’], “gzip’ed tar-file”), (‘tar’, [‘.tar’], ‘uncompressed tar file’), (‘xztar’, [‘.tar.xz’, ‘.txz’], “xz’ed tar-file”), (‘zip’, [‘.zip’], ‘ZIP file’)]‘gztar’ unpack format unregistered successfully.
Supported unpack formats:
[(‘bztar’, [‘.tar.bz2’, ‘.tbz2’], “bzip2’ed tar-file”), (‘tar’, [‘.tar’], ‘uncompressed tar file’), (‘xztar’, [‘.tar.xz’, ‘.txz’], “xz’ed tar-file”), (‘zip’, [‘.zip’], ‘ZIP file’)]
