{"categories":[{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/11"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Provides Python access to RAR archive files through ctypes bindings to the UnRAR library, allowing you to list, extract, and read contents of RAR archives.","skillfed_tags":["archive-handling","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Extract files from RAR archives in a Python application without shelling out to external commands.","List and inspect the contents of RAR archives programmatically to validate or audit archive structure.","Read individual files from a RAR archive into memory without extracting the entire archive to disk.","Test RAR archive integrity and detect corruption before attempting extraction."],"what_it_does":"unrar is a ctypes-based wrapper around the UnRAR library that lets you work with RAR archive files from Python. It provides a file-like interface to list archive contents, extract files, test archive integrity, and read file data directly without full extraction. The package has no Python runtime dependencies\u2014it relies entirely on the system's UnRAR library, which you must install separately.\n\nThe package is in beta status and has been abandoned since 2019, with its last release in September of that year. While it carries no known security vulnerabilities, the lack of maintenance means it may not work reliably with modern Python versions or recent UnRAR releases. The GPL-3 copyleft license also restricts use in proprietary projects.","worth_installing":"No\u2014this package is abandoned and GPL-3 copyleft licensed. Unless you are working on an open-source project with a specific legacy dependency on this exact wrapper, you should seek a maintained alternative. The lack of updates since 2019 creates compatibility risk with modern Python and UnRAR versions, and the copyleft license blocks use in proprietary software."},"id":"unrar","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/unrar","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/unrar.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/unrar/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2019-09-08","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"copyleft","name":"unrar","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Wrapper for UnRAR library, ctypes-based."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":81566,"position":14217,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.4"}