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PyCharlockHolmes

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Character encoding detecting library for Python using ICU and libmagic.

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# Charlock Holmes
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Character encoding detecting library for Python using [ICU](http://site.icu-project.org/) and libmagic. Inspired by [Charlock Holmes](https://github.com/brianmario/charlock_holmes)

## Dependency
1. icu
2. file(libmagic)

### Gentoo
    emerge -av dev-libs/icu
    emerge -av sys-apps/file

### Ubuntu
    apt-get install libicu-dev
    apt-get install libmagic-dev

### Brew
    brew install icu4c
    brew install libmagic
    export ICUI18N="/usr/local/Cellar/icu4c/xx" # Replace "xx" as the version of your icu
    export MAGIC="/usr/local/Cellar/libmagic/xx" # Replace "xx" as the version of your libmagic

## Install

python setup build
    python setup install

## Usage

from charlockholmes import detect
    file = open('test.txt')
    content = file.read()
    print detect(content)

# CHANGELOG
- 0.0.3
    - Add support for python 3.X

# License
Modified BSD License

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