Detecting Binary content in files
Grant Edwards
invalid at invalid
Tue Mar 31 17:20:57 EDT 2009
On 2009-03-31, ritu <ritu_bhandari27 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I'm wondering if Python has a utility to detect binary content in
> files?
Yes, check the file size. If it's non-zero, then it has binary
content.
> Or if anyone has any ideas on how that can be accomplished? I
> haven't been able to find any useful information to accomplish
> this (my other option is to fire off a perl script from within
> m python script that will tell me whether the file is binary),
> so any pointers will be appreciated.
I'm afraid you're going to have define "binary" to get a useful
answer. The definition you're using is apparently different
than mine. ;)
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