For a project I’m working on, I’m attempting to use the python-magic library. Whenever I try to import magic, I get the error ImportError: failed to find libmagic. Check your installation. From my attempts to fix this, I believe I’ve found the issue, which is that libmagic.so.1 is required, but not installed. I figure I can somehow install this with Nix, but I’m stuck with figuring out how and I’d appreciate some help troubleshooting. 
pip install libmagic doesn’t work? Try poetry add libmagic.
Poetry uses pip, though
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It worked for another person.
I believe Matt installed it just fine, it just requires a library that he doesn’t have.
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@MattDESTROYER try adding the pkgs.python311Packages.magic package to the pkgs section of your nix file, and see if that works.
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Yeah, I already tried that, that’s why I came here lol
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Try adding pkgs.file (file depends on libmagic afaik).
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That seems to have fixed it, thanks!
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