#17: folder in setup can also be tar file

pymule/loader.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from vegas import importvegas, getplots
 from errortools import *
 import os
 import inspect
+import tarfile
 
 loadargs = {}
 
@@ -10,13 +11,29 @@ loadargs = {}
 def importreg(r, folder='.', filenames=None,
               merge={}, types=[int,float,float],
               sanitycheck=lambda x: True):
+
+    tar = None
+    if not os.path.isdir(folder):
+        tar = tarfile.open(folder)
+
     if filenames is None:
-        filenames = os.listdir(folder)
+        if tar:
+            filenames = [
+                i.name
+                for i in tar if 'vegas' in i.name
+            ]
+        else:
+            filenames = os.listdir(folder)
+
     dic = {}
     for filename in filenames:
         m = re.match(r, filename)
         if m:
-            v = importvegas(os.path.join(folder, filename))
+            if tar:
+                v = importvegas(fp=tar.extractfile(filename))
+            else:
+                v = importvegas(os.path.join(folder, filename))
+
             if not sanitycheck(v):
                 continue