[Python-Dev] WebM MIME type in mimetypes module (original) (raw)

Cameron Simpson cs at zip.com.au
Wed Dec 3 05:30:36 CET 2014

On 02Dec2014 21:16, Terry Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:

On 12/2/2014 7:07 PM, Chris Rebert wrote:

To summarize the issue, it proposes adding an entry for WebM ( http://www.webmproject.org/docs/container/#naming ) to the mimetypes standard library module's file-extension to MIME-type database. (Specifically: .webm => video/webm ) [...] If it has remained a defacto standard for the two years since your made that list, that would be a point in favor of recognizing it. Have .webm files become more common in actual use?

Subjectively I've seen a few more about that I think I used to. And there are definitely some .webm files on some websites I support.

Can't say if they're more common in terms of hard data though. But if most browsers expect them, arguably we should recognise their existence.

Usual disclaimer: I am not a python-dev.

Cheers, Cameron Simpson <cs at zip.com.au>

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