[New-bugs-announce] [issue34340] mimetypes libmagic compatibility

[bpypy]

New submission from bpypy <python at bzx2.com>:

An obvious use case for mimetypes would be to check if file has correct mimetype, by getting the type with some of libmagic wrappers, and then comparing to guess_type result.

But it seems that they don't always match. One example:
applicattion/rar vs application/x-rar
https://github.com/file/file/blob/b9e60f088847f885b5c9fde61ff8fc9645843506/magic/Magdir/archive#L986

Kills half the usefullness of the module.

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components: Extension Modules
messages: 323160
nosy: bpypy
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: mimetypes libmagic compatibility
type: enhancement

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