| # -*- coding: utf-8 -*- | |
| """ | |
| binaryornot.check | |
| ----------------- | |
| Main code for checking if a file is binary or text. | |
| """ | |
| import logging | |
| from .helpers import get_starting_chunk, is_binary_string | |
| logger = logging.getLogger(__name__) | |
| 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) | |