def is_text_file(file_path: str) -> bool:
    """Returns if a file contains only ASCII or UTF-8 encoded text.

    :param file_path: path to the file being checked
    :return: True if the file is a text file, False if it is binary.
    """
    import codecs

    expanded_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.expanduser(file_path.strip()))
    valid_text_file = False

    # Check if the file is ASCII
    try:
        with codecs.open(expanded_path, encoding='ascii', errors='strict') as f:
            # Make sure the file has at least one line of text
            # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
            if sum(1 for line in f) > 0:
                valid_text_file = True
    except OSError:  # pragma: no cover
        pass
    except UnicodeDecodeError:
        # The file is not ASCII. Check if it is UTF-8.
        try:
            with codecs.open(expanded_path, encoding='utf-8', errors='strict') as f:
                # Make sure the file has at least one line of text
                # noinspection PyUnusedLocal
                if sum(1 for line in f) > 0:
                    valid_text_file = True
        except OSError:  # pragma: no cover
            pass
        except UnicodeDecodeError:
            # Not UTF-8
            pass

    return valid_text_file
Returns if a file contains only ASCII or UTF-8 encoded text.

    :param file_path: path to the file being checked
    :return: True if the file is a text file, False if it is binary.