diff --git a/datauri b/datauri
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+from argparse import ArgumentParser
+from base64 import b64encode
+import mimetypes
+
+parser = ArgumentParser()
+
+parser.add_argument('file', type=str)
+parser.add_argument('-t', '--type', type=str)
+
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+with open(args.file, 'rb') as f:
+    data = f.read()
+
+encoded_data = b64encode(data).decode()
+
+if args.type is not None:
+    mimetype = args.type
+else:
+    mimetype = mimetypes.types_map.get(
+        '.{}'.format(args.file.rsplit('.', 1)[-1]),
+        'application/octet-stream'
+    )
+
+print('data:{};base64,{}'.format(mimetype, encoded_data))