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# `file-magic`: Python Bindings
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This library is a Python ctypes interface to `libmagic`.
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## Installing
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You can install `file-magic` either with:
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python setup.py install
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# or
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easy_install .
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# or
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pip install file-magic
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## Using
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import magic
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detected = magic.detect_from_filename('magic.py')
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print 'Detected MIME type: {}'.format(detected.mime_type)
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print 'Detected encoding: {}'.format(detected.encoding)
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print 'Detected file type name: {}'.format(detected.name)
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## Developing/Contributing
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To run the tests:
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python setup.py test
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