unrar

library0.4pypypi✓ verified 81d ago

Python bindings for the UnRAR library using ctypes. Provides read-only access to RAR archives with extraction and listing capabilities. Current version 0.4 (stalled). Released on PyPI but no active development. The package wraps the UnRAR DLL/shared library from RARLab.

serialization

pip install unrar

github ↗package ↗

INSTALL

IMPORT

SIG · UNRAR

unrar

serializationpythonv0.4

Install

1.5s avg

Import

—

Disk

16MB

Pass rate

10/ 10

Env Coverage10 / 10

glibc

3.9–3.13

musl

3.9–3.13

Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

tested against v0.4 · pip install

no network on importno background threads

Install × environment matrix

Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux

musl

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.000s · 17.9MB

glibc

py 3.10–3.95 runs

installs and imports cleanly · install 1.5s · import 0.000s · 18MB

16MB installed

● package 16MB

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

VERSION

✓ from unrar import VERSION

✗ from unrar import rarfile

List contents of a RAR file using RarFile as a context manager.

import os from unrar import rarfile rar_path = 'example.rar' if not os.path.exists(rar_path): print('Place a RAR file named example.rar in the current directory.') else: with rarfile.RarFile(rar_path) as rf: for info in rf.infolist(): print(info.filename)

Debug

Known issues

gotchaUnRAR shared library must be installed separately. The Python package does not include the native library.

fix

Install unrar-free (Linux: apt-get install unrar, macOS: brew install unrar). On Windows, place unrar.dll in PATH.

affects: all

gotchaThe package is unmaintained (last release 2013). May have compatibility issues with newer Python versions or platforms.

fix

Consider alternatives like patool or rarfile (pure Python).

affects: 0.4

gotchaRarFile does not support writing. It is read-only.

fix

Use a different library for creating RAR archives (e.g., patool with external unrar).

affects: all

gotchaThe unrar module must be importable; sometimes missing because of PYTHONPATH or install issues.

fix

Ensure pip install unrar succeeded and the package is in sys.path.

affects: all

Upgrade

Version history

0.4latest on PyPI · released Sep 8, 2019

Audit

Dependencies

UnRAR shared library (unrar.dll on Windows, libunrar.so on Linux, libunrar.dylib on macOS)requiredRequired at runtime to open and extract archives. Not bundled with the Python package.

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Resources

githubhttp://github.com/matiasb/python-unrar ↗

packagehttps://pypi.org/project/unrar/ ↗