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@@ -8,13 +8,15 @@ functionality is exposed to the command line by the Unix command ## Usage - >>> import magic - >>> magic.from_file("testdata/test.pdf") - 'PDF document, version 1.2' - >>> magic.from_buffer(open("testdata/test.pdf").read(1024)) - 'PDF document, version 1.2' - >>> magic.from_file("testdata/test.pdf", mime=True) - 'application/pdf' +```python +>>> import magic +>>> magic.from_file("testdata/test.pdf") +'PDF document, version 1.2' +>>> magic.from_buffer(open("testdata/test.pdf").read(1024)) +'PDF document, version 1.2' +>>> magic.from_file("testdata/test.pdf", mime=True) +'application/pdf' +``` There is also a `Magic` class that provides more direct control, including overriding the magic database file and turning on character @@ -22,16 +24,20 @@ encoding detection. This is not recommended for general use. In particular, it's not safe for sharing across multiple threads and will fail throw if this is attempted. - >>> f = magic.Magic(uncompress=True) - >>> f.from_file('testdata/test.gz') - 'ASCII text (gzip compressed data, was "test", last modified: Sat Jun 28 - 21:32:52 2008, from Unix)' +```python +>>> f = magic.Magic(uncompress=True) +>>> f.from_file('testdata/test.gz') +'ASCII text (gzip compressed data, was "test", last modified: Sat Jun 28 +21:32:52 2008, from Unix)' +``` You can also combine the flag options: - >>> f = magic.Magic(mime=True, uncompress=True) - >>> f.from_file('testdata/test.gz') - 'text/plain' +```python +>>> f = magic.Magic(mime=True, uncompress=True) +>>> f.from_file('testdata/test.gz') +'text/plain' +``` ## Name Conflict |