[Python-Dev] XML codec? (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Fri Nov 9 12:56:17 CET 2007


Yes, an XML parser should be able to use UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32, etc codecs to do the encoding. There's no need to create a magical mystery codec to pick out which though. So the code is good, if it is inside an XML parser, and it's bad if it is inside a codec?

Exactly so. This functionality just isn't a codec - there is no encoding. Instead, it is an algorithm for detecting an encoding.

Regards, Martin



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