how to? do I have to use a module or web.py? Also, the file is in
memory, as uploaded (in order to validate it) by a template (html
using <input type=file>).

Thanks for the fast response.

On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 7:08 PM, Steven Brown <[email protected]> wrote:
> You could look at file signatures:
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_file_signatures
>
> Of course that doesn't guaruntee that the file is valid/conforms to the
> format.
>
>
> On 10/31/2013 02:32 PM, Claudio Dusan Vega Ozuljevich wrote:
>>
>> Hi guys!
>>
>> Sorry for the noob question, but I just learned programming and I'm
>> still struggling to get the hang of it.
>>
>> I need to know if there is a way to check the file type (pdf, doc,
>> jpeg etc) of an uploaded file, so I can store it just if it complies
>> with my requirements. Fo example, I want to check if a file is an
>> image (jpeg), an in case it is store it and in case it isn't just show
>> an error message.
>>
>> I'm not referring the issue as "the extension" of the file, because
>> the extension can be change and file would still be a .exe but just
>> with the ".jpeg" extension.
>>
>> Thanks beforehand.
>>
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