# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""
binaryornot.check
-----------------
Main code for checking if a file is binary or text.
"""
import logging
import argparse
from binaryornot.helpers import get_starting_chunk, is_binary_string
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
[docs]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)
[docs]def main():
parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Check if a "
"file passed as argument is "
"binary or not")
parser.add_argument("filename", help="File name to check for. If "
"the file is not in the same folder, "
"include full path")
args = parser.parse_args()
print(is_binary(**vars(args)))
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()