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Get "where from" information in macOS / OS X for a file
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| import xattr | |
| import plistlib | |
| x = xattr.xattr('mydownloaded.file') | |
| where_from_plist = x['com.apple.metadata:kMDItemWhereFroms'] | |
| where_from = plistlib.loads(where_from_plist) | |
| # list object of URLs. Presumably right most is original URL and left most is the redirected location(s) | |
| print(where_from) |
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