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how to unzip a tar.gz file downloaded from s3 in aws lambda?

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I'm using Python Boto 3 and aws cli to download and possibly unzip a file.tar.gz. with cli. how to unzip the file in lambda and i want to add a file to this and re-zip it and upload it to a s3 bucket, provided the file is no more than a gig or so . i'm aware of the lambda execution time limit and memory. any samples or examples would be great.

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Management & GovernanceComputeStorage
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AWS Command Line InterfaceAWS LambdaAmazon Simple Storage Service
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English

asked 3 years ago3.3K views

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The tarfile module can be used to unpack in Python.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/tarfile.html

sample

import tarfile

file = tarfile.open('filename.tar.gz', 'r = gz')
file.extractall()
file.close()

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answered 3 years ago

  • clouduser
    3 years ago

    @Riku_Kobayashi - thanks , i have file stored in an s3 location. i need to download it first, right?

  • Riku_Kobayashi EXPERT
    3 years ago

    Yes, you need to download the S3 file to Lambda and then unzip it.

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