code: def extract_tar(filename, dest_path, **kwargs):
      
      with tarfile.open(filename, 'r', **kwargs) as tf:
          safe_members = [name for name in tf.getmembers() if _safe_name(name)]
          if safe_members:
              tf.extractall(dest_path, safe_members)
docs: Extracts a TAR archive. All element names starting with ``/`` (indicating an absolute path) or that contain ``..``
      as references to a parent directory are not extracted.
  
      :param filename: Path to the tar file.
      :type filename: unicode
      :param dest_path: Destination path to extract the contents to.
      :type dest_path: unicode
      :param kwargs: Additional kwargs for opening the TAR file (:func:`tarfile.open`).