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List:       pythonmac-sig
Subject:    RE: [Pythonmac-SIG] magic file info
From:       <Henning.Ramm () mediapro-gmbh ! de>
Date:       2005-02-22 9:38:14
Message-ID: F92274058556DE42B94B148EEFB9183949E618 () exchange-03 ! suedkurier ! de
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>/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.
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