pip install acefile On some systems, use pip3 :
pip3 install acefile acefile --help If the command is not found, you can also run it as a Python module: acefile downloader
python -m acefile --help Although acefile does not download files from the web itself, it is frequently used in combination with wget , curl , or requests to fetch .ace files and then extract them. That’s why it’s sometimes called an “acefile downloader” in online tutorials. Basic Extraction To extract a simple .ace archive: pip install acefile On some systems, use pip3
acefile --extract data.ace Acefile automatically detects and reads the volumes. acefile --test damaged.ace Practical Example: Downloading and Extracting an ACE Archive Let’s say you find a scientific dataset or retro game stored as a multi-part ACE archive. You can combine curl and acefile : acefile --test damaged
For full documentation, visit the official repository on GitHub (search for “acefile” by Sven Reimers).