fix: Remove Deprecation errors in Python 3.12

changelog.txt

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ Added
 Changed
 +++++++
 
+ - Restrict allowable tar file features in Python 3.12 (#957).
  - linked views now can contain spaces and other characters except directory separators (#926).
 
 [2.1.0] -- 2023-07-12

signac/import_export.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import os
 import re
 import shutil
+import sys
 import tarfile
 import zipfile
 from collections import Counter
@@ -1144,7 +1145,12 @@ def read_statepoint_file(path):
             "The jobs identified with the given schema function are not unique!"
         )
 
-    tarfile.extractall(path=tmpdir)
+    if sys.version_info[2] >= 12:
+        # the data filter should support all needed operations for users using signac's import
+        # feature. Other filters assume Unix specific features.
+        tarfile.extractall(path=tmpdir, filter="data")
+    else:
+        tarfile.extractall(path=tmpdir)
     for path, job in mappings.items():
         if not os.path.isdir(tmpdir):
             raise RuntimeError(f"The provided tmpdir {tmpdir} is not a directory.")