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Version: 1.X.X

💡 Installation

Install Stable release​

In this section we start installing File Validator

To install File Validator, run this command in your terminal:

pip install file-validator
caution

After installing file validator, we need to install libmagic, which you need to install using the following command:

for windows:

pip install python-magic-bin

for Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt-get install libmagic1

for OSX:

When using Homebrew:

brew install libmagic

When using macports:

port install file

This is the preferred method to install File Validator, as it will always install the most recent stable release

If you don’t have pip installed, this Python installation guide can guide you through the process.

From sources​

The sources for File Validator can be downloaded from the Github repo.

You can either clone the public repository:

git clone git://github.com/file-validator/file-validator

Or download the tarball:

curl -OJL https://github.com/file-validator/file-validator/tarball/master

Once you have a copy of the source, you can install it with:

python setup.py install