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Data decoding, encoding, conversion, and translation utilities.

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commons-codec

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Data decoding, encoding, conversion, and translation utilities.

A codec is a device or computer program that encodes or decodes a data stream or signal. Codec is a portmanteau of coder/decoder.

A coder or encoder encodes a data stream or a signal for transmission or storage, [...], and the decoder function reverses the encoding for playback or editing.

-- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec

Details

A collection of reusable utilities with minimal dependencies for transcoding purposes, mostly collected from other projects like Kotori and LorryStream, in order to provide them per standalone package for broader use cases.

Installation

The package is available from PyPI at commons-codec. To install the most recent version, run:

pip install --upgrade commons-codec

License

The project uses the LGPLv3 license for the whole ensemble. However, individual portions of the code base are vendorized from other Python packages, where deviating licenses may apply. Please check for detailed license information within the header sections of relevant files.

Contributing

The commons-codec package is an open source project, and is managed on GitHub. We appreciate contributions of any kind.

Etymology

The Apache Commons Codec library was the inspiration for the name. Otherwise, both libraries' ingredients don't have anything in common, yet.

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