[Python-checkins] bpo-40626: Support HDF5 in mimetypes (GH-20042)
MARK SCHWAB
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Thu Jun 11 15:04:22 EDT 2020
https://github.com/python/cpython/commit/60c2a810e37994fc640c58d0ef45b6843354b770
commit: 60c2a810e37994fc640c58d0ef45b6843354b770
branch: master
author: MARK SCHWAB <32745414+schwabm at users.noreply.github.com>
committer: GitHub <noreply at github.com>
date: 2020-06-11T15:04:13-04:00
summary:
bpo-40626: Support HDF5 in mimetypes (GH-20042)
Add hdf5 with .h5 file extension
See 'Recommendations' section for mime types from the HDF group: https://www.hdfgroup.org/2018/06/citations-for-hdf-data-and-software/
Patch by Mark Schwab.
files:
A Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-05-18-17-29-30.bpo-40626.NeZufF.rst
M Lib/mimetypes.py
diff --git a/Lib/mimetypes.py b/Lib/mimetypes.py
index e972ca2e291a0..61bfff1635911 100644
--- a/Lib/mimetypes.py
+++ b/Lib/mimetypes.py
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ def _default_mime_types():
'.dvi' : 'application/x-dvi',
'.gtar' : 'application/x-gtar',
'.hdf' : 'application/x-hdf',
+ '.h5' : 'application/x-hdf5',
'.latex' : 'application/x-latex',
'.mif' : 'application/x-mif',
'.cdf' : 'application/x-netcdf',
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-05-18-17-29-30.bpo-40626.NeZufF.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-05-18-17-29-30.bpo-40626.NeZufF.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fe652cd7ee39d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2020-05-18-17-29-30.bpo-40626.NeZufF.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add h5 file extension as MIME Type application/x-hdf5, as per HDF Group recommendation for HDF5 formatted data files. Patch contributed by Mark Schwab.
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