What is Character Encoding Auto-Detection?
Explore the process of character encoding auto-detection and understand how algorithms can determine the encoding of text without a key. Learn how this relates to language patterns and how Python 3 supports this through porting the chardet module.
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It means taking a sequence of bytes in an unknown character encoding, and attempting to determine the encoding so you can read the text. It’s like cracking a code when you don’t have the decryption key.
Isn’t That Impossible?
In general, yes. However, some encodings are optimized for ...