The mailcap Module
The mailcap module in Example 6-7 contains code that deals with mailcap files, which contain information on how to handle different document formats (on Unix platforms).
Example 6-7. Using the mailcap Module to Get a Capability Dictionary
File: mailcap-example-1.py import mailcap caps = mailcap.getcaps() for k, v in caps.items(): print k, "=", v image/* = [{'view': 'pilview'}] application/postscript = [{'view': 'ghostview'}]
In Example 6-7, the system uses pilview for all kinds of images, and ghostscript viewer for PostScript documents. Example 6-8 shows how to find a viewer using mailcap.
Example 6-8. Using the mailcap Module to Find a Viewer
File: mailcap-example-2.py
import mailcap
caps = mailcap.getcaps()
command, info = mailcap.findmatch(
caps, "image/jpeg", "view", "samples/sample.jpg"
)
print command
pilview samples/sample.jpg
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