import mimetypes
def guess_file_type(filename):
if not getattr(guess_file_type, 'initialised', False):
mimetypes.init()
guess_file_type.initialised = True
file_type, encoding = mimetypes.guess_type(filename)
return file_type
if __name__ == '__main__':
print(
guess_file_type('~/Pictures/5565_1680x1050.jpg')
)
print(
guess_file_type('~/Pictures/5565_1680x1050.jpeg')
)
print(
guess_file_type('~/Pictures/avatar.png')
)
print(
guess_file_type('/tmp/unable_to_guess.blob')
)
print(
guess_file_type('/this/does/not/exists.txt')
)
