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#!/usr/bin/python3
"""Emulate dpkg --extract package.deb outdir"""
import os
import sys
import apt_inst
def main():
"""Main function."""
if len(sys.argv) < 3:
print("Usage: %s package.deb outdir\n" % (__file__), file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
if not os.path.exists(sys.argv[2]):
print("The directory %s does not exist\n" % (sys.argv[2]), file=sys.stderr)
sys.exit(1)
fobj = open(sys.argv[1])
try:
apt_inst.DebFile(fobj).data.extractall(sys.argv[2])
finally:
fobj.close()
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()