charset-normalizer

The Real First Universal Charset Detector. Open, modern and actively maintained alternative to Chardet.

About charset-normalizer

The Real First Universal Charset Detector. Open, modern and actively maintained alternative to Chardet.

Key Features

  • Detects and normalizes text encodings
  • Provides confidence-based charset detection
  • Works as a modern alternative to older charset detectors
  • Commonly used in HTTP response decoding pipelines

Installation

uv add charset-normalizer

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Quick Info

Latest Version
3.4.4
First Release
2019
License
MIT

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