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enconvert.py

# Contributed by Stjujsckij Nickolaj
def enconvert(text, enc_name):
''' Convert from non-standard encoding, "Convert to encoding: $0, Encoding: $1"
&Encoding, combo, cp1250, cp1251, cp1252, cp1253, cp1254, cp1255, cp1256, cp1257, cp1258'''
    return text.encode("latin1", 'replace').decode(enc_name, 'replace')