[Python-Dev] XML codec?
"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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