Fetch Image Format From base64 Source Using Python

This article demonstrate how to fetch image format like (jpeg, jpg, png, gif etc.) from base 64 source using python.

To determine image format from base64 source following code will be helpful.

try:
 import cStringIO as StringIO
except ImportError:
 import StringIO
from PIL import Image 

image_stream = StringIO.StringIO(base64_source.decode('base64'))
image = Image.open(image_stream)
filetype = image.format