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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/tarfile.py b/Lib/tarfile.py
index 94dac98..92daa5a 100644
--- a/Lib/tarfile.py
+++ b/Lib/tarfile.py
@@ -1925,18 +1925,24 @@ class TarFile(object):
print("link to", tarinfo.linkname, end=' ')
print()
- def add(self, name, arcname=None, recursive=True):
+ def add(self, name, arcname=None, recursive=True, exclude=None):
"""Add the file `name' to the archive. `name' may be any type of file
(directory, fifo, symbolic link, etc.). If given, `arcname'
specifies an alternative name for the file in the archive.
Directories are added recursively by default. This can be avoided by
- setting `recursive' to False.
+ setting `recursive' to False. `exclude' is a function that should
+ return True for each filename to be excluded.
"""
self._check("aw")
if arcname is None:
arcname = name
+ # Exclude pathnames.
+ if exclude is not None and exclude(name):
+ self._dbg(2, "tarfile: Excluded %r" % name)
+ return
+
# Skip if somebody tries to archive the archive...
if self.name is not None and os.path.abspath(name) == self.name:
self._dbg(2, "tarfile: Skipped %r" % name)
@@ -1949,7 +1955,7 @@ class TarFile(object):
if arcname == ".":
arcname = ""
for f in os.listdir(name):
- self.add(f, os.path.join(arcname, f))
+ self.add(f, os.path.join(arcname, f), recursive, exclude)
return
self._dbg(1, name)
@@ -1971,7 +1977,7 @@ class TarFile(object):
self.addfile(tarinfo)
if recursive:
for f in os.listdir(name):
- self.add(os.path.join(name, f), os.path.join(arcname, f))
+ self.add(os.path.join(name, f), os.path.join(arcname, f), recursive, exclude)
else:
self.addfile(tarinfo)