sudo apt-get update -qq ; sudo apt-get install --yes libmagic1

Author: cclauss

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: pip install --upgrade pip
       - run: pip install --upgrade pytest
       - run: pip install --editable .
+      - if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update -qq
+          sudo apt-get install --yes libmagic1 
       - if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: brew install libmagic
       - if: runner.os == 'Windows'

magic/loader.py

@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ def _lib_candidates_linux():
 
     This is necessary because alpine is bad
     """
-    yield "libmagic.so.1"
+    for path in ("libmagic.so", "libmagic.so.1"):
+        yield find_library(path)
 
 
 def _lib_candidates_macos():