RE: [Pythonmac-SIG] magic file info
/usr/bin/magic determines the file type heuristically by parsing /usr/share/file/magic and then reading a couple bytes out of the given file. This appears to be a direct Python translation of the file command, with an embedded copy of a magic table: http://www.demonseed.net/~jp/code/magic.py Thank you! I could have written a magic parser myself, but it's better if I don't need to. ;-) I only thought there would be a standard module that I overlooked. Best regards, Henning Hraban Ramm Südkurier Medienhaus / MediaPro Support/Admin/Development Dept. ___ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
[Pythonmac-SIG] magic file info
I'm looking for a way to retrieve a file's type - not (only) Mac type/creator, but like what the shell command 'file' returns. Best regards, Henning Hraban Ramm Südkurier Medienhaus / MediaPro Support/Admin/Development Dept. ___ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
Re: [Pythonmac-SIG] magic file info
On Feb 21, 2005, at 4:29 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm looking for a way to retrieve a file's type - not (only) Mac type/creator, but like what the shell command 'file' returns. /usr/bin/magic determines the file type heuristically by parsing /usr/share/file/magic and then reading a couple bytes out of the given file. This appears to be a direct Python translation of the file command, with an embedded copy of a magic table: http://www.demonseed.net/~jp/code/magic.py -bob ___ Pythonmac-SIG maillist - Pythonmac-SIG@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pythonmac-sig
