Simplify and cleanup all command functions.

patoolib/programs/ar.py

@@ -17,31 +17,25 @@
 
 def extract_ar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a AR archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
     opts = 'x'
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         opts += 'v'
-    cmdlist.extend([opts, archive, kwargs['outdir']])
-    return cmdlist
+    return [cmd, opts, archive, kwargs['outdir']]
 
 def list_ar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a AR archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
     opts = 't'
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         opts += 'v'
-    cmdlist.extend([opts, archive])
-    return cmdlist
+    return [cmd, opts, archive]
 
 test_ar = list_ar
 
 def create_ar (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     """Create a AR archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
     opts = 'rc'
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         opts += 'v'
-    cmdlist.extend([opts, archive])
+    cmdlist = [cmd, opts, archive]
     cmdlist.extend(args)
     return cmdlist
-

patoolib/programs/arj.py

@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@
 
 def extract_arj (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a ARJ archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('x')
-    cmdlist.append('-r')
-    cmdlist.append('-y')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'x', '-r', '-y']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-i-')
     cmdlist.extend([archive, kwargs['outdir']])
@@ -35,30 +32,22 @@ def list_arj (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     else:
         cmdlist.append('l')
         cmdlist.append('-i-')
-    cmdlist.append('-r')
-    cmdlist.append('-y')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-r', '-y', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
 
 def test_arj (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a ARJ archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('t')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 't']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-i-')
-    cmdlist.append('-r')
-    cmdlist.append('-y')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-r', '-y', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
 
 def create_arj (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     """Create a ARJ archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('a')
-    cmdlist.append('-r')
-    cmdlist.append('-y')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'a', '-r', '-y']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-i-')
     cmdlist.append(archive)

patoolib/programs/bzip2.py

@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ def extract_bzip2 (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d'])
     outfile = util.get_single_outfile(kwargs['outdir'], archive)
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive, '>', outfile])
+    cmdlist.extend(['--', archive, '>', outfile])
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})
@@ -36,8 +35,7 @@ def test_bzip2 (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-t', '--'])
-    cmdlist.extend([archive])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-t', '--', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
 
@@ -46,8 +44,7 @@ def create_bzip2 (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-z'])
-    cmdlist.append('--')
+    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-z', '--'])
     cmdlist.extend(args)
     cmdlist.extend(['>', archive])
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string

patoolib/programs/cabextract.py

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 def extract_cab (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a CAB archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.extend(['-d', kwargs['outdir']])
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '-d', kwargs['outdir']]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmdlist.append(archive)
@@ -26,16 +25,12 @@ def extract_cab (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def list_cab (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a CAB archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('-l')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '-l']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive])
+    cmdlist.append(archive)
     return cmdlist
 
 def test_cab (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a CAB archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('-t')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive])
-    return cmdlist
+    return [cmd, '-t', archive]

patoolib/programs/cpio.py

@@ -18,13 +18,9 @@ from patoolib import util
 
 def extract_cpio (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a CPIO archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('--extract')
-    cmdlist.append('--make-directories')
-    cmdlist.append('--preserve-modification-time')
-    cmdlist.append('--no-absolute-filenames')
-    cmdlist.append('--force-local')
-    cmdlist.extend(['--nonmatching', '"*\.\.*"'])
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '--extract', '--make-directories',
+        '--preserve-modification-time', '--no-absolute-filenames',
+        '--force-local', '--nonmatching', '"*\.\.*"']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmdlist.extend(['<', archive])
@@ -34,8 +30,7 @@ def extract_cpio (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def list_cpio (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a CPIO archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('-t')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '-t']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmdlist.extend(['-F', archive])

patoolib/programs/dpkg.py

@@ -22,17 +22,11 @@ def extract_deb (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
         cmdlist.append('--vextract')
     else:
         cmdlist.append('--extract')
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive, kwargs['outdir']])
+    cmdlist.extend(['--', archive, kwargs['outdir']])
     return cmdlist
 
 def list_deb (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a DEB archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('--contents')
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive])
-    return cmdlist
+    return [cmd, '--contents', '--', archive]
 
 test_deb = list_deb
-

patoolib/programs/echo.py

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ def list_bzip2 (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a BZIP2 archive."""
     return stripext(cmd, archive)
 
-
 def list_compress (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a compress archive."""
     return stripext(cmd, archive)

patoolib/programs/gzip.py

@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ def extract_gzip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d'])
-    cmdlist.append('--')
     outfile = util.get_single_outfile(kwargs['outdir'], archive)
-    cmdlist.extend([archive, '>', outfile])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d', '--', archive, '>', outfile])
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})
@@ -37,20 +35,15 @@ def list_gzip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.append('-l')
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.append(archive)
+    cmdlist.extend(['-l', '--', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
-
 def test_gzip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a GZIP archive."""
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.append('-t')
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.append(archive)
+    cmdlist.extend(['-t', '--', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
 test_compress = test_gzip

patoolib/programs/lha.py

@@ -17,13 +17,11 @@
 
 def extract_lzh (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a LZH archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
     opts = 'x'
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         opts += 'v'
     opts += "w=%s" % kwargs['outdir']
-    cmdlist.extend([opts, archive])
-    return cmdlist
+    return [cmd, opts, archive]
 
 def list_lzh (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a LZH archive."""
@@ -37,20 +35,16 @@ def list_lzh (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def test_lzh (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a LZH archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
     opts = 't'
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         opts += 'v'
-    cmdlist.extend([opts, archive])
-    return cmdlist
+    return [cmd, opts, archive]
 
 def create_lzh (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     """Create a LZH archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
     opts = 'a'
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         opts += 'v'
-    cmdlist.extend([opts, archive])
+    cmdlist = [cmd, opts, archive]
     cmdlist.extend(args)
     return cmdlist
-

patoolib/programs/lzip.py

@@ -22,26 +22,20 @@ def extract_lzip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d'])
-    cmdlist.append('--')
     outfile = util.get_single_outfile(kwargs['outdir'], archive)
-    cmdlist.extend([archive, '>', outfile])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d', '--', archive, '>', outfile])
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})
 
-
 def test_lzip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a LZIP archive."""
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.append('-t')
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.append(archive)
+    cmdlist.extend(['-t', '--', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
-
 def create_lzip (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     """Create a LZIP archive."""
     cmdlist = [cmd]

patoolib/programs/lzma.py

@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ def extract_lzma (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d'])
-    cmdlist.append('--')
     outfile = util.get_single_outfile(kwargs['outdir'], archive)
-    cmdlist.extend([archive, '>', outfile])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d', '--', archive, '>', outfile])
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})
@@ -35,9 +33,7 @@ def test_lzma (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.append('-t')
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.append(archive)
+    cmdlist.extend(['-t', '--', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
 def create_lzma (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -52,4 +48,3 @@ def create_lzma (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})
-

patoolib/programs/lzop.py

@@ -19,21 +19,18 @@ from patoolib import util
 
 def extract_lzop (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a LZOP archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d'])
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '-c', '-d']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('--verbose')
-    cmdlist.append('--')
     outfile = util.get_single_outfile(kwargs['outdir'], archive)
-    cmdlist.extend([archive, '>', outfile])
+    cmdlist.extend(['--', archive, '>', outfile])
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})
 
 def list_lzop (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a LZOP archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('--list')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '--list']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('--verbose')
     cmdlist.extend(['--', archive])
@@ -41,8 +38,7 @@ def list_lzop (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def test_lzop (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a LZOP archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('--test')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '--test']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('--verbose')
     cmdlist.extend(['--', archive])
@@ -53,7 +49,6 @@ def create_lzop (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-o', archive])
-    cmdlist.append('--')
+    cmdlist.extend(['-o', archive, '--'])
     cmdlist.extend(args)
     return cmdlist

patoolib/programs/p7zip.py

@@ -17,13 +17,10 @@
 
 def extract_7z (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a 7z archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('x')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'x']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-bd')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-o%s' % kwargs['outdir']])
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.append(archive)
+    cmdlist.extend(['-o%s' % kwargs['outdir'], '--', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
 extract_bzip2 = \
@@ -40,8 +37,7 @@ extract_bzip2 = \
 
 def list_7z (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a 7z archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('l')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'l']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-bd')
     cmdlist.append('--')
@@ -63,8 +59,7 @@ list_bzip2 = \
 
 def test_7z (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a 7z archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('t')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 't']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-bd')
     cmdlist.append('--')
@@ -86,8 +81,7 @@ test_bzip2 = \
 
 def create_7z (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     """Create a 7z archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('a')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'a']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-bd')
     cmdlist.append('--')

patoolib/programs/rar.py

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 def extract_rar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a RAR archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('x')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'x']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-c-')
     cmdlist.extend(['-r', '--', archive, kwargs['outdir']])
@@ -37,8 +36,7 @@ def list_rar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def test_rar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a RAR archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('t')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 't']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-c-')
     cmdlist.extend(['--', archive])
@@ -46,11 +44,9 @@ def test_rar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def create_rar (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     """Create a RAR archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('a')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'a']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-c-')
     cmdlist.extend(['-r', '--', archive])
     cmdlist.extend(args)
     return cmdlist
-

patoolib/programs/rpm.py

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 def list_rpm (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a RPM archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.extend(['-q', '-l'])
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '-q', '-l']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmdlist.extend(['-p', '--', archive])
@@ -26,8 +25,7 @@ def list_rpm (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def test_rpm (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a RPM archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('-V')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'V']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmdlist.extend(['-p', '--', archive])

patoolib/programs/rpm2cpio.py

@@ -19,15 +19,10 @@ from patoolib import util
 
 def extract_rpm (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a DEB archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.extend([os.path.abspath(archive), "|"])
-    cmdlist.append('cpio')
-    cmdlist.append('--extract')
-    cmdlist.append('--make-directories')
-    cmdlist.append('--preserve-modification-time')
-    cmdlist.append('--no-absolute-filenames')
-    cmdlist.append('--force-local')
-    cmdlist.extend(['--nonmatching', '"*\.\.*"'])
+    cmdlist = [cmd, os.path.abspath(archive), "|", 'cpio', '--extract',
+        '--make-directories', '--preserve-modification-time',
+        '--no-absolute-filenames', '--force-local', '--nonmatching',
+        '"*\.\.*"']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])

patoolib/programs/tar.py

@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ def create_tar (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     cmdlist.extend(args)
     return cmdlist
 
-
 def add_tar_opts (cmdlist, encoding, verbose):
     if encoding == 'lzip':
         # use compress-program option

patoolib/programs/unace.py

@@ -17,14 +17,12 @@
 
 def extract_ace (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a ACE archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('x')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'x']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-c-')
     cmdlist.extend([archive, kwargs['outdir']])
     return cmdlist
 
-
 def list_ace (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a ACE archive."""
     cmdlist = [cmd]
@@ -33,15 +31,13 @@ def list_ace (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     else:
         cmdlist.append('l')
         cmdlist.append('-c-')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive])
+    cmdlist.append(archive)
     return cmdlist
 
-
 def test_ace (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a ACE archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('t')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 't']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-c-')
-    cmdlist.extend([archive])
+    cmdlist.append(archive)
     return cmdlist

patoolib/programs/uncompress.py

@@ -22,9 +22,8 @@ def extract_compress (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.append('-c')
     outfile = util.get_single_outfile(kwargs['outdir'], archive)
-    cmdlist.extend([archive, '>', outfile])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-c', archive, '>', outfile])
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})

patoolib/programs/unrar.py

@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
 
 def extract_rar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Extract a RAR archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('x')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 'x']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-c-')
     cmdlist.extend(['-r', '--', archive, kwargs['outdir']])
@@ -37,8 +36,7 @@ def list_rar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def test_rar (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a RAR archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('t')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, 't']
     if not kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-c-')
     cmdlist.extend(['--', archive])

patoolib/programs/unzip.py

@@ -25,8 +25,7 @@ def extract_zip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def list_zip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """List a ZIP archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('-l')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '-l']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmdlist.extend(['--', archive])
@@ -34,8 +33,7 @@ def list_zip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
 
 def test_zip (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     """Test a ZIP archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
-    cmdlist.append('-t')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '-t']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
     cmdlist.extend(['--', archive])

patoolib/programs/xz.py

@@ -22,10 +22,8 @@ def extract_xz (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d'])
-    cmdlist.append('--')
     outfile = util.get_single_outfile(kwargs['outdir'], archive)
-    cmdlist.extend([archive, '>', outfile])
+    cmdlist.extend(['-c', '-d', '--', archive, '>', outfile])
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})
@@ -35,9 +33,7 @@ def test_xz (archive, encoding, cmd, **kwargs):
     cmdlist = [cmd]
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('-v')
-    cmdlist.append('-t')
-    cmdlist.append('--')
-    cmdlist.append(archive)
+    cmdlist.extend(['-t', '--', archive])
     return cmdlist
 
 def create_xz (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -52,4 +48,3 @@ def create_xz (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     # note that for shell calls the command must be a string
     cmd = " ".join([util.shell_quote(x) for x in cmdlist])
     return (cmd, {'shell': True})
-

patoolib/programs/zip.py

@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@
 
 def create_zip (archive, encoding, cmd, *args, **kwargs):
     """Create a ZIP archive."""
-    cmdlist = [cmd]
     # XXX if archive already exists, use zip -u (update)?
-    cmdlist.append('-r')
+    cmdlist = [cmd, '-r']
     if kwargs['verbose']:
         cmdlist.append('--verbose')
     cmdlist.append(archive)