{"categories":[{"label":"Libraries","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries/2"},{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/4"},{"label":"Text Processing","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/text-processing"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Decodes multi-byte character strings by detecting their encoding and converting them to Unicode, using chardet for automatic codec detection.","skillfed_tags":["encoding-detection","unicode-conversion"],"use_cases":["Automatically decode text files or network data when the source encoding is unknown or mixed.","Handle user-uploaded files with varied character encodings in web applications.","Process log files or data streams that may contain multi-byte characters in different encodings.","Normalize encoded strings to Unicode before storing in databases or APIs.","Detect and report the codec of incoming byte data for debugging or logging purposes."],"what_it_does":"mbstrdecoder is a lightweight Python library that takes multi-byte encoded byte strings and automatically detects their character encoding, then converts them to Unicode strings. It wraps chardet for codec detection and exposes the decoded result and detected codec through a simple object interface. The library is useful when you receive bytes from external sources and need to reliably convert them to text without knowing the encoding in advance.\n\nThe package is actively maintained, supports modern Python versions (3.10\u20133.14), and has no known security vulnerabilities. Its single runtime dependency keeps installation and maintenance overhead minimal. It is marked Production/Stable and sits in the top 5000 PyPI packages by download volume, indicating steady real-world use.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is lightweight, actively maintained, has no security issues, and solves a real problem\u2014automatic multi-byte string decoding\u2014with minimal dependencies. Install it if you need to reliably convert encoded bytes to Unicode without knowing the source encoding in advance."},"id":"mbstrdecoder","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mbstrdecoder","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/mbstrdecoder.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/mbstrdecoder/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-05-05","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"mbstrdecoder","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"mbstrdecoder is a Python library for multi-byte character string decoder"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":7436273,"position":1739,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"1.1.5"}