allenai
Make `extract_archive=True` the default
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cached_path is great because I can take a file path or a URL, seamlessly. However, if the file referenced by a URL is a file inside an archive file (e.g., a ZIP file), I have to pass extract_archive=True. I have to do this for every function call that may potentially receive a file inside another one, which hurts the "seamlessly" aspect.
At the same time, extract_archive=True because the same as if it was False if the URL has no exclamation sign ("!") in it.
Describe the solution you'd like
I believe we should switch to extract_archive=True by default, as it behaves to automatically detect if it's an archive or not. URLs won't have this symbol to indicate anything else, as it'd otherwise be URL-encoded ("%21").
I have used this behavior for a while on my own fork, and it works without any issues.
Describe alternatives you've considered
I haven't considered other alternatives.
