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[Python-Dev] Identifying magic prefix on Python files?

[Python-Dev] Identifying magic prefix on Python files? [Python-Dev] Identifying magic prefix on Python files?Tim Peters tim.one@home.com
Sun, 4 Feb 2001 20:52:31 -0500
[Eric S. Raymond]
> \217 is good.  It doesn't occur in /usr/share/magic at all, which
> is a good sign.

See?  You should have more Windows geeks helping out with Linux:  none of
our ideas have anything in common with yours <wink>.

> Why just PYT, though?  Why not spell out "Python"?

Just because 8 seemed geekier than 11.  Natural alignment for a struct, etc.

> That would let us detect case-smashing, too.

Hmm.  "Pyt" would too!  If you're going to PEP (or virtual PEP) this, I
won't raise a stink either way.




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