mailcap-client.py

@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-#!/usr/bin/python3
+#!python3
 import struct
 import socket
 import os
 import sys
 import mimetypes
-import subprocess
 
 s = socket.socket(socket.AF_UNIX)
 s.connect(os.path.join(os.environ["HOME"], ".mailcap.sock"))
 
-filename = sys.argv[1]
-mime = subprocess.run(["file", "-i", "-b", filename], check=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE).stdout.decode('utf-8')
-data = open(filename, "rb").read()
+file = sys.argv[1]
+mime = mimetypes.guess_type(file)[0]
+data = open(file, "rb").read()
 
 def strtr(x, c="B"):
     return struct.pack(c, len(x)) + x
 
-s.sendall(strtr(filename.encode('utf-8')) + strtr(mime.encode('utf-8')) + strtr(data, "!I"))
+s.sendall(strtr(file.encode('utf-8')) + strtr(mime.encode('utf-8')) + strtr(data, "!I"))

mailcap-server.py

@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         if rv:
             f, mime = rv
             print(f, mime)
-            match = mailcap.findmatch(caps, mime.split(';')[0], filename=f)
-            if match and match[0]:
+            match = mailcap.findmatch(caps, mime, filename=f)
+            if match:
                 os.system(match[0])
                 if 'nodelete' not in match[1]:
                     os.remove(f)