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Python: Get mime type from file
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mime.py
# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/43580/how-to-find-the-mime-type-of-a-file-in-python
import magic
mime = magic.Magic(mime=True)
mime.from_file("testdata/test.pdf") # 'application/pdf'
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Myzel394 commented Oct 3, 2020

Handy function but DON'T USE THIS TO DETERMINE THE TRUE MIMETYPE OF A FILE!!! You can easily rename a file extension.

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