diff --git a/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py b/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py index a05c97ab89460c..91358156bc1e49 100644 --- a/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py +++ b/Lib/zipfile/__init__.py @@ -1562,7 +1562,8 @@ def comment(self, comment): self._didModify = True def read(self, name, pwd=None): - """Return file bytes for name.""" + """Return file bytes for name. 'pwd' is the password to decrypt + encrypted files.""" with self.open(name, "r", pwd) as fp: return fp.read() @@ -1714,7 +1715,8 @@ def extract(self, member, path=None, pwd=None): """Extract a member from the archive to the current working directory, using its full name. Its file information is extracted as accurately as possible. `member' may be a filename or a ZipInfo object. You can - specify a different directory using `path'. + specify a different directory using `path'. You can specify the + password to decrypt the file using 'pwd'. """ if path is None: path = os.getcwd() @@ -1727,7 +1729,8 @@ def extractall(self, path=None, members=None, pwd=None): """Extract all members from the archive to the current working directory. `path' specifies a different directory to extract to. `members' is optional and must be a subset of the list returned - by namelist(). + by namelist(). You can specify the password to decrypt all files + using 'pwd'. """ if members is None: members = self.namelist()