Determine file type (binary or text)

[bromden]

>  >>> f = os.popen('file -bi test.py', 'r')
>  >>> f.read().startswith('text')

sorry, it's not general, since "file -i" returns
"application/x-shellscript" for shell scripts,
it's better to go like that:
 >>> import os
 >>> f = os.popen('file test.py', 'r')
 >>> f.read().find('text') != -1

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