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Written by Tim Chase on 2025-01-07 at 14:41

On Ep 415 of @pythonbytes and this post, you mention appending the file-type extension (.vtt, .jpg, .mp3, etc) to get various relevant forms of the same item. I've been pushing this recommendation for years (apparently since at least early 2008)

https://blog.jonudell.net/2008/01/17/aspx-considered-harmful/#comment-122209

HTTP content-negotiation via "300 Multiple Choices" is poorly defined (what format does the list alternatives come back as? HTML? JSON? CSV? TOML?). But being able to use extensions makes it clear which file-type the user/User-Agent wants.

Glad to see others discovering it, too! ☺

@brianokken @mkennedy

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