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How to Mock Content-Disposition and Extract Filename in Python

Parse and mock Content-Disposition headers in Python to extract filenames, handling both plain and RFC 5987 encoded values.

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Python
import os
from pathlib import Path
import re
from unittest.mock import patch

def get_filename_from_content_disposition(header_value):
    """
    Extract filename from a Content-Disposition header value.
    Supports both filename and filename* parameters (RFC 5987).
    """
    if not header_value:
        return No…
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