[File] Python file misdetection

[Christos Zoulas]

> On Nov 29, 2022, at 5:37 PM, Steve Grubb <sgrubb at redhat.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I run across a case where python files get misdetected when an import
> statement is commented out. For example:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> echo DEFANGED.1
> exit
> #!/usr/bin/python3
> import os
> os.system("ls")
> 
> file --mime-type example.py
> example.py: text/x-script.python
> 
> #!/usr/bin/python3
> #import os
> os.system("ls")
> 
> file --mime-type example.py
> example.py: text/x-objective-c
> 
> It matches Objective-C with a strength of 25, where #!\040/usr/bin/python has
> a strength of 15. It would seem very plausible for someone to occassionally
> comment out an import statement. I'm wondering why an Objective-C construct
> would be stronger than a python shebang (which should be conclusive)? Not
> sure which of the two to adjust.

What version of file is that? I can't reproduce it.

Best,

christos
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