Using Apple's quarantine API from PyObjC

quarantine_demo.py

#!/usr/local/munki/munki-python

'''Demo only. Needs more robust error checking and handling'''

import os
from Foundation import NSURL, NSURLQuarantinePropertiesKey


def getQuarantineAttribute(pathname):
    '''Returns a dict contaning quarantine info for pathname or None'''
    url = NSURL.fileURLWithPath_isDirectory_(pathname, False)
    (result, value, error) = url.getResourceValue_forKey_error_(None, NSURLQuarantinePropertiesKey, None)
    return value


def removeQuarantineAttribute(pathname):
    '''Removes quarantine info for pathname'''
    url = NSURL.fileURLWithPath_isDirectory_(pathname, False)
    (result, error) = url.setResourceValue_forKey_error_(None, NSURLQuarantinePropertiesKey, None)


for filename in os.listdir(os.path.expanduser("~/Downloads")):
    if filename.endswith(".dmg"):
        print(filename)
        pathname = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~/Downloads"), filename)
        print(getQuarantineAttribute(pathname))