Smart way to find out string encoding?

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I wonder whether it is possible to find what is the encoding of string? I know that it may be impossible for some strings (e.g. that do not have non-ASCII characters). Maybe it is possible to obtain a list of encodings that may be correct (possible) for a given string?

I'm looking for some other way than trying to decode/encode and wait for an exception.

tovmeod · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-29 15:32:16Z

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Chardet does a educated guess. Read the FAQ before you use it!

edited Feb 29, 2012 at 15:32

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