Python: extract files using 7z

extract_7z.py

import shutil
import subprocess
from pathlib import Path


def extract_file(file_path: Path, target_path: Path, password=None, remove_original=False):
    if isinstance(password, str):
        password = [password]
    for pwd in password:
        cmd = [shutil.which('7z'), 'x',
               f'-p{pwd}', f'-o{target_path}', file_path]
        process = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True)
        if process.returncode == 0:
            if remove_original:
                file_path.unlink()
            break