python-mimeparse 1.5.2

A module provides basic functions for parsing mime-type names and matching them against a list of media-ranges.

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This module provides basic functions for handling mime-types. It can handle matching mime-types against a list of media-ranges. See section 14.1 of the HTTP specification [RFC 2616] for a complete explanation.

http://www.w3.org/Protocols/rfc2616/rfc2616-sec14.html#sec14.1

Contents:

• parse_mime_type(): Parses a mime-type into its component parts.

• parse_media_range(): Media-ranges are mime-types with wild-cards and a “q” quality parameter.

• quality(): Determines the quality (“q”) of a mime-type when compared against a list of media-ranges.

• quality_parsed(): Just like quality() except the second parameter must be pre-parsed.

• best_match(): Choose the mime-type with the highest quality (“q”) from a list of candidates.

Testing

The format of the JSON test data file is as follows: A top-level JSON object which has a key for each of the functions to be tested. The value corresponding to that key is a list of tests. Each test contains: the argument or arguments to the function being tested, the expected results and an optional description.

Python

The Python tests require Python 2.6.

Run the tests by typing: python mimeparse_test.py

To make sure that the package works in all the supported environments, you can run tox tests: pip install tox tox