Index: py7zlib.py
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--- py7zlib.py	(revision 132)
+++ py7zlib.py	(working copy)
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 from zlib import crc32
 from cStringIO import StringIO
 
+VERSION                          = "0.3.1-jm"
 MAGIC_7Z                         = '7z\xbc\xaf\x27\x1c'
 
 PROPERTY_END                     = '\x00'
@@ -321,7 +322,10 @@
     
     def _readTimes(self, file, files, name):
         defined = self._readBoolean(file, len(files), checkall=1)
-        
+        # read the external byte
+        external = ord(file.read(1))
+        if external:
+            dataindex = self._readReal64Bit(file)
         for i in xrange(len(files)):
             if defined[i]:
                 files[i][name] = self._readReal64Bit(file)[0] #unpack('<L', file.read(4))[0]