Recent PR #472 uses Python's built-in gzip module for decompressing GZIP data if possible, and falls back on the system version of pigz if the Python version fails.
Inside of OFRAK Docker images, we can be confident that pigz is present. But when a user installs OFRAK via pip install, they may not have pigz on their system. They are, however, likely to have gzip on their system. As such, we should fall back from Python gzip to pigz to gzip to increase the likelihood that something will work for GZIP decompression.
Implementing this may involve modifying ComponentExternalTool (see this comment on #472). This may have implications for other OFRAK functionality using ComponentExternalTool.
Recent PR #472 uses Python's built-in
gzipmodule for decompressing GZIP data if possible, and falls back on the system version ofpigzif the Python version fails.Inside of OFRAK Docker images, we can be confident that
pigzis present. But when a user installs OFRAK viapip install, they may not havepigzon their system. They are, however, likely to havegzipon their system. As such, we should fall back from Pythongziptopigztogzipto increase the likelihood that something will work for GZIP decompression.Implementing this may involve modifying
ComponentExternalTool(see this comment on #472). This may have implications for other OFRAK functionality usingComponentExternalTool.