In Windows Python 2.6.3 calling TarFile.add requires arcname= to be setto work with WinZIP or WinRAR [...]If arcname= is not set during extraction all filenames are "None"Suggest document change or filing a bug report
Post some code showing your problem. I wrote a quick test and worked fine for me.
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