Determine file type (binary or text)

[bromden]

> How can I check if a file is binary or text?

 >>> import os
 >>> f = os.popen('file -bi test.py', 'r')
 >>> f.read().startswith('text')
1

(btw, f.read() returns 'text/x-java; charset=us-ascii\n')

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