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image/gif: "not enough image data" on gif that works in browser #38958

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There are images which browsers can render but which image/gif chokes on.

The following runs successfully for most gifs:

import (
    "fmt"
    "image/gif"
    "os"
)

const example = "sample.gif"

func main() {
    fmt.Println("attempting to read gif")

    file, err := os.Open(example)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Can't open this file:", err)
        return
    }

    img, err := gif.Decode(file)
    if err != nil {
        fmt.Println("Can't decode this as a gif:", err)
        return
    }

    _ = img.Bounds()

    fmt.Println("gif decoded")
}

But when trying to run it on a particular gif (below), this happens:

$ go run main.go

attempting to read gif
Can't decode this as a gif: gif: not enough image data

Here’s the offending gif
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