def is_binary(location):
"""
Retrun True if the file at `location` is a binary file.
"""
known_extensions = ('.pyc', '.pgm', '.mp3', '.mp4', '.mpeg', '.mpg',
'.emf', '.pgm', '.pbm', '.ppm')
if location.endswith(known_extensions):
return True
return is_binary_string(get_starting_chunk(location))
def is_binary(filename):
"""
:param filename: File to check.
:returns: True if it's a binary file, otherwise False.
"""
logger.debug('is_binary: %(filename)r', locals())
# Check if the file extension is in a list of known binary types
# binary_extensions = ['.pyc', ]
# for ext in binary_extensions:
# if filename.endswith(ext):
# return True
# Check if the starting chunk is a binary string
chunk = get_starting_chunk(filename)
return is_binary_string(chunk)
