README.MD

py-is_ipfs

py-is_ipfs is a Python library to identify valid IPFS resources.
This project is a work in progress.

Installation and usage

Installation

py-is_ipfs is available on PyPI:

python -m pip install py-is_ipfs

Usage

from is_ipfs import Validator

print(Validator("QmYjtig7VJQ6XsnUjqqJvj7QaMcCAwtrgNdahSiFofrE7o").is_ipfs())

Currently supported

• CID
  • v0
  • v1
• URL
  • Path Gateway
    • IPFS
    • IPNS
  • Subdomain Gateway
    • IPFS
    • IPNS
• Path
  • IPFS
  • IPNS
• Native URL
  • IPFS
  • IPNS
• ...

License

MIT

Acknowledgments

• Protocol Labs for funding this project with a micro grant.
• ipfs-shipyard/is-ipfs for the heuristics implemented in JavaScript that this project used as a starting point.