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1# `file-magic`: Python Bindings
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3This library is a Python ctypes interface to `libmagic`.
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6## Installing
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8You can install `file-magic` either with:
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10    python setup.py install
11    # or
12    easy_install .
13    # or
14    pip install file-magic
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17## Using
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19    import magic
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21    detected = magic.detect_from_filename('magic.py')
22    print 'Detected MIME type: {}'.format(detected.mime_type)
23    print 'Detected encoding: {}'.format(detected.encoding)
24    print 'Detected file type name: {}'.format(detected.name)
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27## Developing/Contributing
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29To run the tests:
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31    python setup.py test
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