---
name: "py7zr"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "python3-py7zr"
version: "0.22.0+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/py7zr"
---

# py7zr(1)

Pure python 7zr implementation

## NAME

py7zr - Pure python 7zr implementation

## SYNNOPSIS

**py7zr** \[-h\] \[--version\] {**l**,**x**,**c**,**a**,**i**,**t**} ...

## DESCRIPTION

**py7zr** is a library and utility to support 7zip archive compression, decompression, encryption and decryption written by Python programming language.

The **py7zr** module provides a simple command-line interface to interact with 7z archives.

### Command-Line options:

- **l** *7z\_file.7z*

  List files in a 7z file.

- **x** *7z\_file.7z* \[*output\_dir*\]

  Extract 7z file into *output\_dir*.

- **c** *7z\_file.7z* *base\_dir*

  Create 7zip archive from *base\_dir*

- **a** *7z\_file.7z* *base\_dir*

  Append files from *base\_dir* to existent 7zip archive.

- **i** *7z\_file.7z*

  Show archive information of specified 7zip archive.

- **t** *7z\_file.7z*

  Test whether the 7z file is valid or not.

### Common command options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  Show help message and exit

- **--version**

  Show version

- **-P**, **--password**

  Extract, list or create password protected archive. **py7zr** will prompt user input.

- **--verbose**

  Show verbose debug log.

### Create command options:

- **-v**, **--volume** {*Size*}\[b\|k\|m\|g\]

  Create multi-volume archive with *Size*. Usable with "**c**" sub-command.

## SEE ALSO

*7zr*(1)

- User Guide

  ⟨https://py7zr.readthedocs.io/en/latest/user\_guide.html⟩