charset_normalizer
Latest Version: 3.4.4charset-normalizer: The real first universal charset detector, modern alternative to Chardet with 942M+ monthly PyPI downloads.
Owner: jawah
Stars
743
GitHub star count
Last Release
6 months ago
3.4.4
Contributors
22
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Health Score
N/A
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Key Features
chardet
charset conversion
charset detection
encoding
python
Tech Stack
About
charset-normalizer: The real first universal charset detector, modern alternative to Chardet with 942M+ monthly PyPI downloads.
charset-normalizer is auto-discovered from top PyPI package download signals and mapped to jawah/charset_normalizer. Estimated 30-day downloads: 942165819. Latest PyPI release observed at 2025-10-14T04:42:32.879Z. Keywords: encoding, charset, charset-detector, detector, normalization, unicode. Discovered at 2026-02-22T16:04:55.978Z. Metadata is enriched asynchronously by the refresh pipeline.
Analyst Note
charset-normalizer: The real first universal charset detector, modern alternative to Chardet with 942M+ monthly PyPI downloads.
Best For
- Technical stack evaluation for engineering teams
- Dependency governance and upgrade planning in production systems
- Track delivery cadence and release quality from jawah
- chardet
Not Ideal For
- Release cadence may shift with maintainer priorities; plan controlled upgrade windows
Typical Use Cases
Decision Snapshot
- Product type: Open Source
- Primary language: Python
- Pricing model: Free
- License: MIT
- Last Release: 10/14/2025
Data Basis
- Last Sync: Feb 22, 2026, 04:05 PM
- Metrics Updated: Feb 22, 2026, 04:05 PM
- Completeness: 100%
- Last Verified: Feb 22, 2026, 04:05 PM
Data Status
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Broad maintainer participation.
- Active maintenance cadence.
Cons
- -Release cadence may shift with maintainer priorities; plan controlled upgrade windows