In Windows Python 2.6.3 calling TarFile.add requires arcname= to be set to work with WinZIP or WinRAR
Documentation reads: TarFile.add(name, arcname=None, recursive=True, exclude=None) Add the file name to the archive. name may be any type of file (directory, fifo, symbolic link, etc.). If given, arcname specifies an alternative name for the file in the archive. Directories are added recursively by default. This can be avoided by setting recursive to False. If exclude is given it must be a function that takes one filename argument and returns a boolean value. Depending on this value the respective file is either excluded (True) or added (False). Changed in version 2.6: Added the exclude parameter. If arcname= is not set during extraction all filenames are "None" Suggest document change or filing a bug report I am accessing comp.lang.python through email because of Northrop Grumman News server issue
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