chardet: Universal Character Encoding Detector

chardet is a Python library that detects the character encoding of byte strings, providing the detected encoding, confidence score, and language. The current version is 7.4.0.post1, released on March 14, 2026. It is actively maintained with regular updates, focusing on improving accuracy and performance. The library requires Python 3.10 or higher and has zero runtime dependencies, making it suitable for various Python environments, including PyPy.