Check if file is compressed

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+# Helper Functions
+
+# Check if file is gzip compressed
+def isCompressed(filename):
+  f = open(filename, "rb")
+
+  # The first two bytes of a tar file are always '1f 8b'
+  if f.read(2) == '\x1f\x8b':
+    f.close()
+    return True
+  else:
+    f.close()
+    return False
+ 
+