Hướng dẫn filetype python

I have a folder full of files and they don't have an extension. How can I check file types? I want to check the file type and change the filename accordingly. Let's assume a function filetype[x] returns a file type like png. I want to do this:

files = os.listdir["."]
for f in files:
    os.rename[f, f+filetype[f]]

How do I do this?

martineau

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asked Jun 7, 2012 at 18:06

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There are Python libraries that can recognize files based on their content [usually a header / magic number] and that don't rely on the file name or extension.

If you're addressing many different file types, you can use python-magic. That's just a Python binding for the well-established magic library. This has a good reputation and [small endorsement] in the limited use I've made of it, it has been solid.

There are also libraries for more specialized file types. For example, the Python standard library has the imghdr module that does the same thing just for image file types.

If you need dependency-free [pure Python] file type checking, see filetype.

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answered Jun 7, 2012 at 18:43

Chris JohnsonChris Johnson

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The Python Magic library provides the functionality you need.

You can install the library with pip install python-magic and use it as follows:

>>> import magic

>>> magic.from_file['iceland.jpg']
'JPEG image data, JFIF standard 1.01'

>>> magic.from_file['iceland.jpg', mime=True]
'image/jpeg'

>>> magic.from_file['greenland.png']
'PNG image data, 600 x 1000, 8-bit colormap, non-interlaced'

>>> magic.from_file['greenland.png', mime=True]
'image/png'

The Python code in this case is calling to libmagic beneath the hood, which is the same library used by the *NIX file command. Thus, this does the same thing as the subprocess/shell-based answers, but without that overhead.

answered Jun 26, 2014 at 14:51

RichardRichard

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On unix and linux there is the file command to guess file types. There's even a windows port.

From the man page:

File tests each argument in an attempt to classify it. There are three sets of tests, performed in this order: filesystem tests, magic number tests, and language tests. The first test that succeeds causes the file type to be printed.

You would need to run the file command with the subprocess module and then parse the results to figure out an extension.

edit: Ignore my answer. Use Chris Johnson's answer instead.

answered Jun 7, 2012 at 18:12

Steven RumbalskiSteven Rumbalski

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In the case of images, you can use the imghdr module.

>>> import imghdr
>>> imghdr.what['8e5d7e9d873e2a9db0e31f9dfc11cf47']  # You can pass a file name or a file object as first param. See doc for optional 2nd param.
'png'

Python 2 imghdr doc
Python 3 imghdr doc

phoenix

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answered Oct 7, 2014 at 16:00

Lewis DiamondLewis Diamond

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import subprocess as sub
p = sub.Popen['file yourfile.txt', stdout=sub.PIPE, stderr=sub.PIPE]
output, errors = p.communicate[]
print[output]

As Steven pointed out, subprocess is the way. You can get the command output by the way above as this post said

answered Jun 7, 2012 at 18:25

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You can also install the official file binding for Python, a library called file-magic [it does not use ctypes, like python-magic].

It's available on PyPI as file-magic and on Debian as python-magic. For me this library is the best to use since it's available on PyPI and on Debian [and probably other distributions], making the process of deploying your software easier. I've blogged about how to use it, also.

answered Aug 5, 2016 at 0:43

With newer subprocess library, you can now use the following code [*nix only solution]:

import subprocess
import shlex

filename = 'your_file'
cmd = shlex.split['file --mime-type {0}'.format[filename]]
result = subprocess.check_output[cmd]
mime_type = result.split[][-1]
print mime_type

answered Jun 6, 2014 at 3:14

bernieyberniey

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also you can use this code [pure python by 3 byte of header file]:

full_path = os.path.join[MEDIA_ROOT, pathfile]

try:
    image_data = open[full_path, "rb"].read[]
except IOError:
    return "Incorrect Request :[ !!!"

header_byte = image_data[0:3].encode["hex"].lower[]

if header_byte == '474946':
    return "image/gif"
elif header_byte == '89504e':
    return "image/png"
elif header_byte == 'ffd8ff':
    return "image/jpeg"
else:
    return "binary file"

without any package install [and update version]

answered Jul 6, 2019 at 10:36

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Only works for Linux but Using the "sh" python module you can simply call any shell command

//pypi.org/project/sh/

pip install sh

import sh

sh.file["/root/file"]

Output: /root/file: ASCII text

answered Feb 2, 2019 at 18:45

LelouchLelouch

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This code list all files of a given extension in a given folder recursively

import magic
import glob
from os.path import isfile

ROOT_DIR = 'backup'
WANTED_EXTENSION = 'sqlite'

for filename in glob.iglob[ROOT_DIR + '/**', recursive=True]:
    if isfile[filename]:
        extension = magic.from_file[filename, mime = True]
        if WANTED_EXTENSION in extension:
            print[filename]

//gist.github.com/izmcm/6a5d6fa8d4ec65fd9851a1c06c8946ac

answered Aug 30, 2021 at 21:28

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