Reading files from .ar / .deb archives

Hello! I'm new to Python, so I decided to learn it and write simple apt alternative (apt is somewhat broken for me). But I can't decide - can I read just one file (/DEBIAN/control) from archive without unpacking it, or do I need to unpack? And what module I can use to handle .ar files? (I read

Re: Reading files from .ar / .deb archives

Кисик Мурысик writes: > Hello! > I'm new to Python, so I decided to learn it Congratulations! Python is a fine language to learn, and this is the place to discuss general Python topics. You may also want to join the ‘tutor’ forum