code: def magic_plan_b(filename):
      '''
      Use this in instances where
      python-magic is MIA and can't be installed
      for whatever reason
      '''
      cmd = shlex.split('file --mime-type --mime-encoding ' + filename)
      stdout, stderr = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE).communicate()
      stdout = stdout.decode("utf-8")
      mime_str = stdout.split(filename + ': ')[1].strip()
      return mime_stf magic_plan_b(filename):
      '''
      Use this in instances where
      python-magic is MIA and can't be installed
      for whatever reason
      '''
      cmd = shlex.split('file --mime-type --mime-encoding ' + filename)
      stdout, stderr = Popen(cmd, stdout=PIPE).communicate()
      stdout = stdout.decode("utf-8")
      mime_str = stdout.split(filename + ': ')[1].strip()
      return mime_str
docs: Use this in instances where
      python-magic is MIA and can't be installed
      for whatever reason