Package: python3-magic Version: 1:5.28-1 Hi,
since python3-magic 1:5.28-1 the file type detection is broken.
Instead of returning a string whih contains the magic, it returns
double encoded bytes:
>>> import magic
>>> path = "/usr/share/doc/gdb/refcard.ps.gz"
>>> x = magic.open(magic.NONE)
>>> x.load()
0
>>> x.file(path)
b"b'gzip compressed data, max compression, from Unix'"
(Instead of just 'gzip compressed data, max compression, from Unix' like
before.)
The problem seems to be those lines:
> r = _file(self._magic_t, bi)
> ...
> return str(r).encode('utf-8')
r is already of type bytes, converting it to string results in the
string "b'gzip compressed data, max compression, from Unix'", which is
then encoded to utf-8:
b"b'gzip compressed data, max compression, from Unix'"
Converting it with str(r, 'utf-8') seems to be the correct way and has
the same result as before.
Kind regards,
Reiner
diff --git a/debian/patches/fix_string_encoding.patch b/debian/patches/fix_string_encoding.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7600a47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/fix_string_encoding.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+--- a/python/magic.py
++++ b/python/magic.py
+@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
+ if isinstance(r, str):
+ return r
+ else:
+- return str(r).encode('utf-8')
++ return str(r, 'utf-8')
+
+ def descriptor(self, fd):
+ """
+@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@
+ if isinstance(r, str):
+ return r
+ else:
+- return str(r).encode('utf-8')
++ return str(r, 'utf-8')
+
+ def error(self):
+ """
+@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@
+ if isinstance(e, str):
+ return e
+ else:
+- return str(e).encode('utf-8')
++ return str(e, 'utf-8')
+
+ def setflags(self, flags):
+ """
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 23199ea..1cb450f 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ local.mention-posixly-correct-dependent-behaviour-in-usage-message.patch
local.report-gz-as-application-gzip.patch
local.disable-detection-of-vax-coff-executables.patch
local.avoid-line-break-warning-from-man.patch
+fix_string_encoding.patch
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