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Re:Show HN: I am building a new Python library to read/write... by sdgluck on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:29AM (#33654288)
In the README for that repository it mentions "schizophrenic files". What is a schizophrenic file, out of interest?
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Re:Show HN: I am building a new Python library to read/write... by quirino on Friday November 18, 2022 @08:48AM (#33654583)
Not OP. It seems they're files which display different contents depending on the program you open them in.

Here's a CCC talk on it: https://media.ccc.de/v/MRMCD2014_-_6008_-_en_-_grossbaustell...

And the slies from the talk: https://www.slideshare.net/ange4771/schizophrenic-files-v2

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