Unzip Python script
#**********************************************************************
# Description:
# Unzips the contents of a zip file into an existing folder.
# Arguments:
# 0 - Input zip file
# 1 - Input folder - path to existing folder that will contain
# the contents of the zip file.
#**********************************************************************
# Import modules and create the geoprocessor
#
import sys, zipfile, arcpy, os, traceback
from os.path import isdir, join, normpath, split
# Function to unzipping the contents of the zip file
#
def unzip(path, zip):
# If the output location does not yet exist, create it
#
if not isdir(path):
os.makedirs(path)
for each in zip.namelist():
arcpy.AddMessage("Extracting " + os.path.basename(each) + " ...")
# Check to see if the item was written to the zip file with an
# archive name that includes a parent directory. If it does, create
# the parent folder in the output workspace and then write the file,
# otherwise, just write the file to the workspace.
#
if not each.endswith('/'):
root, name = split(each)
directory = normpath(join(path, root))
if not isdir(directory):
os.makedirs(directory)
file(join(directory, name), 'wb').write(zip.read(each))
if __name__ == '__main__':
try:
# Get the tool parameter values
#
infile = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(0)
outfol = arcpy.GetParameterAsText(1)
# Create the zipfile handle for reading and unzip it
#
zip = zipfile.ZipFile(infile, 'r')
unzip(outfol, zip)
zip.close()
except:
# Return any Python specific errors and any error returned by the geoprocessor
#
tb = sys.exc_info()[2]
tbinfo = traceback.format_tb(tb)[0]
pymsg = "PYTHON ERRORS:\nTraceback Info:\n" + tbinfo + "\nError Info:\n " + \
str(sys.exc_type)+ ": " + str(sys.exc_value) + "\n"
arcpy.AddError(pymsg)
msgs = "GP ERRORS:\n" + arcpy.GetMessages(2) + "\n"
arcpy.AddError(msgs)
12/18/2014