s/if ord(b) > 127/if ord(b) > 127 or ord(b) < 32/
On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:19:44 -0700 Josh Dukes <josh.du...@microvu.com> wrote: > There might be another way but off the top of my head: > > #!/usr/bin/env python > > def isbin(filename): > fd=open(filename,'rb') > for b in fd.read(): > if ord(b) > 127: > fd.close() > return True > fd.close() > return False > > for f in ['/bin/bash', '/etc/passwd']: > print "%s is binary: " % f, isbin(f) > > > Of course this would detect unicode files as being binary and maybe > that's not what you want. How are you thinking about doing it in > perl exactly? > > > On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:23:05 -0700 (PDT) > ritu <ritu_bhandar...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm wondering if Python has a utility to detect binary content in > > files? 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. > > > > Thanks, > > Ritu > > -- > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > -- Josh Dukes MicroVu IT Department -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
