orcus

orcus.detect_format()

Detects the file format of the stream.

Parameters:

stream – either bytes, or file object containing a byte stream.

Return type:

orcus.FormatType

Returns:

enum value specifying the detected file format.

Example:

import orcus

with open("path/to/file", "rb") as f:
    fmt = orcus.detect_format(f)