[Python] Issue with RAR File Extraction Not Working on Deployed Environment

I hope you're doing well. I encountered an issue while deploying my code on Replit that downloads and extracts RAR files using patoolib. The same code works successfully in my testing environment, but when deployed, it throws an error when trying to extract the RAR file. Below is the error log:

2024-10-02 19:07:56,798 - Extracting archive file: 3.rar
2024-10-02 19:07:56,798 - Extracting ./3.rar ...
2024-10-02 19:07:56,940 - ... creating output directory `./extracted_files'.
2024-10-02 19:07:56,940 - running /nix/store/jfzqx3zrabqsnpy3vrclq453g2rdrmna-unrar-6.2.5/bin/unrar x -- /home/runner/1cb7a3be-726e-4988-9c2b-51f198e7db28/3.rar
2024-10-02 19:07:56,940 - with cwd='./extracted_files', input=''**
2024-10-02 19:07:56,957 - Failed to extract 3.rar using patoolib:Command `['/nix/store/jfzqx3zrabqsnpy3vrclq453g2rdrmna-unrar-6.2.5/bin/unrar', 'x', '--', '/home/runner/1cb7a3be-726e-4988-9c2b-51f198e7db28/3.rar']' returned non-zero exit status


Here is the relevant part of my code:

if filename.endswith((".zip", ".rar")):
logging.info(f"Extracting archive file: {filename}")
extracted_path = os.path.join(download_path, extracted_folder)

try:
if filename.endswith(".rar"):
try:
patoolib.extract_archive(save_path, outdir=os.path.join(download_path, extracted_folder))
except Exception as e:
logging.error(f"Failed to extract {filename} using patoolib: {str(e)}")


The code works perfectly in my local environment, but it seems like the issue is related to the unrar tool or the file extraction process in Replit's deployment environment.

Could you please help me troubleshoot or suggest a solution for this issue?

The code for downloading and extracting RAR files has been working smoothly in the deployed environment for the past four months. However, for the last 3-4 days, it's no longer functioning properly

I tried using patoolib to extract a RAR file in my deployed Replit environment, which had been working for the past four months. I expected the RAR file to be extracted successfully, just like it did in my testing environment. However, for the past few days, it has been throwing an error during extraction, specifically when invoking the unrar tool.

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