For Python 3.13: A drop-in replacement for `imghdr.what()`

[cclauss]

Given the discussion in #67 about imghdr being removed from the Python Standard Library, it might be quite helpful to have a drop-in replacement for imghdr.what(). It would provide a smooth transition to Py3.13 if developers could confidently replace all instances of imghdr.what() with puremagic.what() -- same args, same results.

• https://docs.python.org/3.12/library/imghdr.html

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[NebularNerd]

Oddly I was thinking of this the other day, I've not used imghdr does it literally just return an extension?

[cclauss]

% python3.12 -c"import imghdr ; print(imghdr.what(None, b'\xff\xd8\xff\xdb'))"

<string>:1: DeprecationWarning: 'imghdr' is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.13
jpeg

Source code: https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/3.12/Lib/imghdr.py

% python3.12

>>> import imghdr
<stdin>:1: DeprecationWarning: 'imghdr' is deprecated and slated for removal in Python 3.13
>>> ", ".join(sorted(test_func.__name__[5:] for test_func in imghdr.tests))
'bmp, exr, gif, jpeg, pbm, pgm, png, ppm, rast, rgb, tiff, webp, xbm'

[NebularNerd]

That's super basic, at a guess we could go with a very basic shim:

import puremagic as imghdr

Add a def for .what and just return the highest confidence extension minus the . from the database. That would provide a very basic drop-in replacment with the added power of the larger database. Folks could then transition to a proper PureMagic implementation.

[cdgriffith]

Released in https://github.com/cdgriffith/puremagic/releases/tag/1.24 thanks!