File Type Detection Python Packages

fleep

File format determination library for Python

fttlib

Helper functions for your .Net, Python, JavaScript, and Java projects to get mime types and general file category

metabeam

Fast metadata extraction for any file type: detects MIME from magic bytes (not the extension) and reads EXIF/GPS, image/audio/video tags, PDF, archives, hashes, and entropy. One Rust core with CLI, Python (pip), and Node (npm) packages.