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module mailcap to be removed -- how to replace ?

From	Karsten Hilbert <Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.maint.python
Subject	module mailcap to be removed -- how to replace ?
Date	2022-10-26 20:40 +0200
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Dear list,

Python 3.11 marks "mailcap" for removal in 3.13. The
documentation speaks about "mimetypes" being a replacement,
of sorts.

However, I can't really see how "mimetypes" helps in
replacing the functionality of "mailcap".

Put another way: what is the suggested way of replacing that
module in existing code ?  The use case is "find the viewer
for any kind of file (mimetype), as long as the system
knows".

Thanks,
Karsten
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module mailcap to be removed -- how to replace ? Karsten Hilbert <Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net> - 2022-10-26 20:40 +0200
  Re: module mailcap to be removed -- how to replace ? Sandro Tosi <morph@debian.org> - 2022-10-26 20:50 +0200
    Re: module mailcap to be removed -- how to replace ? Karsten Hilbert <Karsten.Hilbert@gmx.net> - 2022-10-26 21:00 +0200

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