tar-progress without `pv`

[avivajpeyi]

Would it be possible to get tar-progress to work on linux without pv installed? I don't have root access to a machine id like to use tar-progress on.

Maybe using tqdm or smth?

[henri9813]

Hello,

Currently, it's not possible. Because it need currently to be done in the pipe from the tar command.

However, it could maybe possible if ia do a pipe against another python script.

Would you like to work on it ?

Henri

[avivajpeyi]

ah bummer! No i dont -- i was hoping it would be possible to do with this.

I did find this but haven't tested it out

https://github.com/thomaspurchas/tarfile-Progress-Reporter/

[henri9813]

I have an idea, i will make two things,

IF pv is not present, then i will run the tar like on windows, with python tar module, it gonna be slower, but it gonna works, will this be okay for you ?