cmagic 0.3.0

Python wrapper for libmagic

Python wrapper for libmagic.

Usage

# MacOS
$ export MAGIC=/usr/local/Cellar/libmagic/5.39/share/misc/magic.mgc

# Ubuntu
$ export MAGIC=/usr/lib/file/magic.mgc

import cmagic

m = cmagic.Magic()

if m.check(cmagic.MAGIC_DB):
   print("Database is ok")

m.load()

m.guess_file("/bin/sh")
# 'ASCII text'

Installation

Ubuntu/Debian

apt-get install -y libmagic1 libmagic-mgc   # when using manilinux wheel
apt-get install -y libmagic-dev             # for building from sources
python3 -m pip install cmagic

Centos

yum install -y file-libs            # when using manilinux wheel
yum install -y file-devel           # for building from sources
python3 -m pip install cmagic

MacOS

brew install libmagic
python3 -m pip install cmagic