https://github.com/douban/pycharlockholmes

Character encoding detecting library for Python using ICU and libmagic.
https://github.com/douban/pycharlockholmes

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Character encoding detecting library for Python using ICU and libmagic.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/douban/pycharlockholmes
• Owner: douban
• License: bsd-3-clause
• Created: 2013-04-15T11:50:41.000Z (over 12 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-05-06T10:21:30.000Z (over 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-03-14T20:06:17.431Z (7 months ago)
• Language: Common Lisp
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• Size: 24.4 KB
• Stars: 49
• Watchers: 14
• Forks: 13
• Open Issues: 1
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Charlock Holmes

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Character encoding detecting library for Python using [ICU](http://site.icu-project.org/) and libmagic. Inspired by [Charlock Holmes](https://github.com/brianmario/charlock_holmes)

## Dependency

1. icu

2. file(libmagic)

### Gentoo

    emerge -av dev-libs/icu

    emerge -av sys-apps/file

### Ubuntu

    apt-get install libicu-dev

    apt-get install libmagic-dev

### Brew

    brew install icu4c

    brew install libmagic

    export ICUI18N="/usr/local/Cellar/icu4c/xx" # Replace "xx" as the version of your icu

    export MAGIC="/usr/local/Cellar/libmagic/xx" # Replace "xx" as the version of your libmagic

## Install

    python setup build

    python setup install

## Usage

    from charlockholmes import detect

    file = open('test.txt')

    content = file.read()

    print detect(content)

# CHANGELOG

- 0.0.3

    - Add support for python 3.X

# License

Modified BSD License