This module provides basic functions for handling mime-types. It can handle matching mime-types against a list of media-ranges. See section 5.3.2 of the HTTP 1.1 Semantics and Content specification [RFC 7231] for a complete explanation.

https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7231#section-5.3.2

Contents: - parse_mime_type(): Parses a mime-type into its component parts. - parse_media_range(): Media-ranges are mime-types with wild-cards and a "q" quality parameter. - quality(): Determines the quality ("q") of a mime-type when compared against a list of media-ranges. - quality_parsed(): Just like quality() except the second parameter must be pre-parsed. - best_match(): Choose the mime-type with the highest quality ("q") from a list of candidates.

The format of the JSON test data file is as follows: A top-level JSON object which has a key for each of the functions to be tested. The value corresponding to that key is a list of tests. Each test contains: the argument or arguments to the function being tested, the expected results and an optional description.

The Python tests require Python 2.6.

Run the tests by typing: python mimeparse_test.py

To make sure that the package works in all the supported environments, you can run tox tests: pip install tox tox