"n">outdir</span><span class="o">=</span><span class="n">output_dir</span><span class="p">)</span>
            <span class="k">return</span>
        <span class="k">except</span> <span class="n">patoolib</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">util</span><span class="o">.</span><span class="n">PatoolError</span><span class="p">:</span>
            <span class="k">pass</span>

        <span class="k">if</span> <span class="s1">'could not find an executable program to extract format 7z'</span> <span cla