Unzip nested zip files in python

Question

I am looking for a way to unzip nested zip files in python. For example, consider the following structure (hypothetical names for ease):

• Folder
  • Zipfi

Answer 1

This works for me. Just place this script with the nested zip under the same directory. It will also count the total number of files within the nested zip as well

import os

from zipfile import ZipFile


def unzip (path, total_count):
    for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
        for file in files:
            file_name = os.path.join(root, file)
            if (not file_name.endswith('.zip')):
                total_count += 1
            else:
                currentdir = file_name[:-4]
                if not os.path.exists(currentdir):
                    os.makedirs(currentdir)
                with ZipFile(file_name) as zipObj:
                    zipObj.extractall(currentdir)
                os.remove(file_name)
                total_count = unzip(currentdir, total_count)
    return total_count

total_count = unzip ('.', 0)
print(total_count)