unraring/unzipping a file using python+django

Question

I'm trying to write a distributable web app that will allow the user to upload a compressed archive (rar or zip), extract it on the server side, then do something else with the files. Is there a default library I can hook into to do this? Or is there a way to package an external library with the web app so the end user doesn't have to install that package themselves?

Answer 1

Zip is easy . Rar, not so much .