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mimetypes libmagic compatibility

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Description

BPO 34340

Note: these values reflect the state of the issue at the time it was migrated and might not reflect the current state.

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2018-08-05.16:48:48.342>
labels = ['extension-modules', 'type-feature']
title = 'mimetypes libmagic compatibility'
updated_at = <Date 2018-08-05.16:48:48.342>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/bpypy'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2018-08-05.16:48:48.342>
actor = 'bpypy'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Extension Modules']
creation = <Date 2018-08-05.16:48:48.342>
creator = 'bpypy'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 34340
keywords = []
message_count = 1.0
messages = ['323160']
nosy_count = 1.0
nosy_names = ['bpypy']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'enhancement'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue34340'
versions = []

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reading the migrated BPO issue 34340 and the Python mimetypes implementation to determine what libmagic compatibility is intended to cover. Locate any relevant existing tests, then define the expected compatibility behavior and tests before estimating the implementation work.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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