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mimetypes.add_type()

type database

Adds an 'extension → MIME type' mapping to the module-wide database so that guess_type recognises new formats.

Syntax

mimetypes.add_type(type, ext, strict=True)

The extension needs its dot: add_type('text/x-foo', 'foo') quietly registers a useless key (DeprecationWarning since 3.14, ValueError promised for 3.16). The change is global and lasts for the life of the process; calling mimetypes.init() again wipes it. To avoid affecting other code, add the type to your own MimeTypes instance.

Examples

import mimetypes
mimetypes.add_type('application/x-mydata', '.myd')
print(mimetypes.guess_type('save.myd'))  # → ('application/x-mydata', None)
print(mimetypes.guess_extension('application/x-mydata'))  # → .myd

mimetypes.add_type()

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