File Mimetype Validator (Using python-magic)
This validator works well with FileField form fields and can validate that an uploaded file has an acceptable mimetype. Place this snippet in your app's `validators.py`. Requirements: This snippet uses [python-magic](https://github.com/ahupp/python-magic). To install: pip install python-magic Usage (in forms.py): from validators import MimetypeValidator class MyForm(forms.Form): file = forms.FileField( allow_empty_file=False, validators=[MimetypeValidator('application/pdf')], help_text="Upload a PDF file" )
- validation
- upload
- magic
- mimetype
- FileField