On Feb 23, 2007, at 8:27 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>
> Maybe this would be a good addition to the StringUtils module: a
> GuessEncoding method, which analyzes the string given and (we hope)
> does a decent job of guessing what encoding it is.
>
> Let's brainstorm what sort of clues it might use...
>
<snip>

> It's a tricky problem, but 1, 2, 3, and 6 would probably cover the  
> most
> common cases.  Adding 4 or 5 would make it slower but smarter, if  
> we do
> a good job of it anyway.
>
> Any other thoughts on this problem?
>
> Best,
> - Joe
>

My tiny, lizard brain can only agree that a) this would be very  
handy, and b) 1, 2, 3, and 6 would cover most of the common cases.

-- 
David Glass - Gray Matter Computing
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