Extract Zip or Tar Files

This function is used to extract zip or tar files to a specified output path.

Technology Stack : os, zipfile, tarfile

Code Type : File processing

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
def zip_file(file_path, output_path):
    import os
    import zipfile
    import tarfile

    if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
        raise FileNotFoundError(f"The file {file_path} does not exist.")

    if file_path.endswith('.zip'):
        with zipfile.ZipFile(file_path, 'r') as zip_ref:
            zip_ref.extractall(output_path)
        return f"Extracted {file_path} to {output_path}"
    elif file_path.endswith('.tar'):
        with tarfile.open(file_path, 'r') as tar_ref:
            tar_ref.extractall(output_path)
        return f"Extracted {file_path} to {output_path}"
    else:
        raise ValueError("Unsupported file type. Please provide a .zip or .tar file.")