#!/usr/bin/env python3 from pathlib import Path def main(): with (Path(__file__).parent / "file").open('rb') as file: content = file.read() JFIF_MAGIC_BYTES = b"\xFF\xD8" new_content = JFIF_MAGIC_BYTES + content[2:] with (Path(__file__).parent / "file.jpg").open('wb') as file: file.write(new_content) if __name__ == '__main__': main()