def read_mime_types(file):

try:

f = open(file)

f = open(file, encoding='utf-8')

except OSError:

return None

with f:

mime_dict = mimetypes.read_mime_types(file)

eq(mime_dict[".pyunit"], "x-application/x-unittest")

# bpo-41048: read_mime_types should read the rule file with 'utf-8' encoding.

# Not with locale encoding. _bootlocale has been imported because io.open(...)

# uses it.

with support.temp_dir() as directory:

data = "application/no-mans-land Fran\u00E7ais"

file = pathlib.Path(directory, "sample.mimetype")

file.write_text(data, encoding='utf-8')

import _bootlocale

with support.swap_attr(_bootlocale, 'getpreferredencoding', lambda do_setlocale=True: 'ASCII'):

mime_dict = mimetypes.read_mime_types(file)

eq(mime_dict[".Français"], "application/no-mans-land")

def test_non_standard_types(self):

eq = self.assertEqual

# First try strict

Victor Terrón

Pablo Galindo

Richard M. Tew

Srinivas Reddy Thatiparthy

Tobias Thelen

Christian Theune

Févry Thibault

:func:`mimetypes.read_mime_types` function reads the rule file using UTF-8 encoding, not the locale encoding.

Patch by Srinivas Reddy Thatiparthy.