# NousResearch/hermes-agent · PM tar extraction fix for CPython 3.11.0–3.11.3

## Open now

- 1 issue, 2 PRs open on GitHub.
- #125086: \[Bug\]: PM tar extraction fails on Python 3.11.0–3.11.3
- PR #125097: fix(pm): support legacy tar extraction APIs
- PR #125115: fix(pm): extract tar archives on CPython 3.11.0-3.11.3

These items address a bug where package manager tar archive extraction fails on CPython versions 3.11.0 through 3.11.3. The fix involves supporting legacy tar extraction APIs to handle compatibility with those specific Python releases.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 1 open issue(s), 0 closed issue(s), 2 open PR(s), 0 merged PR(s), 0 PR(s) closed without merging.
- No fix has been merged to main; one or more PRs were attempted (see below).
- **Recommended:** review the prior/competing PR(s) below. A fix was attempted but not merged; your case may extend or revive that work.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Open related issues

- #125086: \[Bug\]: PM tar extraction fails on Python 3.11.0–3.11.3

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#125097: fix(pm): support legacy tar extraction APIs**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`; refs `54388a21cac5a0dfd0e7627713c04fc689f1a29e`
  - files: `pm/store.py`, `tests/pm/test_store_extract.py`
- **#125115: fix(pm): extract tar archives on CPython 3.11.0-3.11.3**. open
  - maintainer direction: category `uncategorized`; implication `needs_llm`
  - files: `pm/package.py`, `pm/store.py`, `pm/tarfile_compat.py`, `tests/pm/test_store_extract.py`

## Fix status

- No merged fix on record.
- Subsystem: `hermes_cli`