On 29Dec2018 11:15, Rand .J <jbl.r...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm trying to run this code from : https://github.com/pnnl/*safekit*
,using cmd on windows 10, I already installed python. when I type the command: tar
-xjvf data_examples.tar.bz2
I keep getting the error: tar: Error opening archive: Can't initialize
filter; unable to run program "bzip2 -d"
I have tried to download bzip2 through easy-7 zip and GnuWin32 , but it
didn't work. Can any one help me? Thank you
P.S.: this might not be a Python specific problem, but I searched for the
same problem before posting mine.
This isn't a Python issue: you're not even running Python.
GNU tar's decompress modes work by invoking an external programme to do
the decompression. For the -j option, that programme is "bzip2 -d".
Where did you get tar from? Can you get bzip2 from the same place?
Note: bzip2 is NOT related to the "zip" programme.
Personally, when I need to use Windows I like to install Cygwin:
https://cygwin.com/
and pretend from then on that it is UNIX as far as I can.
Cygwin's installer has a package selection stage; you should be able to
find bzip2, probably in some kind of "utilities" section. Grab Cygwin's
tar package as well.
Cheers,
Cameron Simpson <c...@cskk.id.au>
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