[Python-Dev] Encoding detection in the standard library? (original) (raw)

Bill Janssen janssen at parc.com
Wed Apr 23 01:50:40 CEST 2008


Yup, but DrProject (the target application) also serves as a relay and archive for email. We have no control over the agent used for composition, and AFAIK there's no standard way to include encoding information.

Greg,

Internet-compliant email actually has well-specified mechanisms for including encoding information; see RFCs 2047 and 2231. There's no need to guess; you can just look.

Bill



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