python. TypeError when extracting rar files: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

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I'm trying to extract a rar file using the python library rarfile.RarFile (on windows), but it keeps giving me

TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable

import rarfile
rarfile=r"E:\rarFiles\CH6ED-(09_14_2021 Tue-10_10_33.99).rar"

with rarfile.RarFile(rarfile) as file:
   file.extractall(path="directory",pwd="password")

can anyone please help me get rid of with this error?

I changed my code to this

import rarfile

with rarfile.RarFile(r"E:\rarFiles\CH6ED-(09_14_2021 Tue-10_10_33.99).rar") as file:
   file.extractall(path="C:\Users\Joanna\Desktop",pwd="123")

but I gave me the same error

use a other variable name for the path as you have a library with the name rarfile — flaxon
– flaxon, Commented Oct 6, 2021 at 1:28
Is that really all of your code? When I tried pip install rarfile and just pasted in your 3 lines, I get rarfile.RarCannotExec: Cannot find working tool (seems related to stackoverflow.com/a/43527756/114900 ). — msanford
– msanford, Commented Oct 6, 2021 at 2:26

Otávio Augusto Silva · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-06 01:25:57Z

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When you do rarfile=r"E:\folder\myrarfile" you are overwriting the name rarfile that was associated with the module you imported, and now is pointing to the string object r"E:\folder\myrarfile". You have to name your variable that holds the path to the .rar file to something else. As a general advice, don't name your variables the same name used for imports.

answered Oct 6, 2021 at 1:25

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Joanna Over a year ago

I changed my code, but it gave me the same error. I updated my question

flaxon · Accepted Answer · 2021-10-06 01:44:25Z

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try

rarfile.RarFile(
r"E:\rarFiles\CH6ED-(09_14_2021 Tue-10_10_33.99).rar"
).extractall(path="C:\Users\Joanna\Desktop",pwd="123")

answered Oct 6, 2021 at 1:44

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Joanna Over a year ago

still got the error:(

flaxon Over a year ago

are you sure that path is correct? copy the file to the same folder where you run the script, and rename it to a name without the underlines and dashes.

flaxon Over a year ago

you can also try with PathLib

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