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python-magic

File type identification using libmagic

About python-magic

File type identification using libmagic

This project links 9 native package records across 7 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

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Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 1 package records; Fedora 44: 1 package records; openSUSE Leap 15.6: 2 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 1 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 2 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.python-magic: recorded package coverageDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 431 recordsFedora 441 recordsopenSUSE Leap 15.62 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.01 recordsopenSUSE Tumbleweed2 records
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Project identity

Project
python-magic
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
9
Operating systems
debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-15-6, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
Python-2.0
Metadata completeness
100/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
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Source repository
Open source repository

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

This module uses ctypes to access the libmagic file type identification library. It makes use of the local magic database and supports both textual and MIME-type output.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. python3-magic

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / python / source python-magic

    2:0.4.26-3

    python3 interface to the libmagic file type identification library

    allbookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. python3-magic

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / python / source python-magic

    2:0.4.27-3

    python3 interface to the libmagic file type identification library

    alltrixie

Fedora 43

  1. python3-magic

    Fedora 43 / Unspecified / source python-magic

    0.4.27-15.fc43

    File type identification using libmagic

    noarch43

Fedora 44

  1. python3-magic

    Fedora 44 / Unspecified / source python-magic

    0.4.27-16.fc44

    File type identification using libmagic

    noarch44

openSUSE Leap 15.6

  1. python311-python-magic

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Languages/Python / source python-python-magic

    0.4.27-150400.9.3.1

    File type identification using libmagic

    noarchleap-15.6
  2. python3-python-magic

    openSUSE Leap 15.6 / Development/Languages/Python / source python3-python-magic

    0.4.15-bp156.1.1

    File type identification using libmagic

    noarchleap-15.6

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. python313-python-magic

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / Development/Languages/Python / source python-python-magic

    0.4.27-160000.2.2

    File type identification using libmagic

    noarchleap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. python313-python-magic

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Languages/Python / source python-python-magic

    0.4.27-7.2

    File type identification using libmagic

    noarchtumbleweed
  2. python314-python-magic

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / Development/Languages/Python / source python-python-magic

    0.4.27-7.2

    File type identification using libmagic

    noarchtumbleweed

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