Quickstart

To use BinaryOrNot in a project, import it and use is_binary() to guess whether a file is binary or text.

For example:

>>> from binaryornot.check import is_binary
>>> is_binary('README.rst')
False

CommandLine Help

You can make use of BinaryOrNot on the commandline by using the binaryornot command followed by your filename

For example:

>>> binaryornot README.rst
False

Please note, the binaryornot command requires one positional argument which is the filename or –help to view the help function

For example:

>>> binaryornot --help