{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/6"},{"label":"Utilities","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/utilities/6"},{"label":"Text Processing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/text-processing/2"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Detects the delimiter character used in CSV, TSV, and other delimited text files by analyzing sample content and returning the most likely separator.","skillfed_tags":["csv-parsing","abandoned"],"use_cases":["Automatically detect the delimiter when importing a CSV file with unknown format before parsing","Infer separator in user-uploaded delimited files to configure a parser without manual inspection","Guess the delimiter in log files or other ad hoc text formats with consistent column separation","Pre-process data pipelines that handle multiple file formats with different delimiters"],"what_it_does":"detect_delimiter is a lightweight utility that infers the delimiter character from a sample of delimited text. It exposes a single `detect()` function that takes a string, scans it against a configurable list of candidate delimiters (defaulting to comma, semicolon, colon, pipe, and tab), and returns the most likely separator or None if no clear match is found. You can provide a fallback default, exclude certain characters via a blacklist, or restrict the search to specific delimiters via a whitelist.\n\nThe package has no external dependencies and is designed for simple, ad hoc delimiter detection in CSV-like formats. However, it has been abandoned since its initial release in July 2018, so it receives no maintenance, bug fixes, or updates. It is suitable only for straightforward delimiter-guessing tasks where you accept the risk of using unmaintained code.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need lightweight delimiter detection and accept the unmaintained status. The package has no dependencies, is small, and solves a narrow problem well. However, do not rely on it for production systems where bugs or edge cases could cause silent failures\u2014consider it a utility for one-off scripts or low-stakes data ingestion. For critical applications, evaluate maintained alternatives or implement custom detection logic."},"id":"detect-delimiter","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/detect-delimiter","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/detect-delimiter.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/detect-delimiter/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2018-07-29","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"detect-delimiter","python_support":"unspecified","summary":"Detects the delimiter used in CSV, TSV and other ad hoc file formats."},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":349109,"position":7337,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"0.1.1"}