Free Python Scripts

This script allows you to perform a quick test to see if a file or string contains text or is binary. The difference between text and binary is ill-defined, so this duplicng contains text or is binary. The difference between text and binary is ill-defined, so this duplicates the definition used by Perl’s -T flag, which is:

The first block or so of the file is examined for odd characters such as strange control codes or characters with the high bit set. If too many strange characters (>30%) are found, it’s a -B file, otherwise it’s a -T file. Also, any file containing null in the first block is considered a binary file.

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