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change_encoding.py
import codecs
def change_code(self, file_from, file_to):
BLOCKSIZE = 1048576 # or some other, desired size in bytes
with codecs.open(file_from, "r", "utf-16") as sourceFile:
with codecs.open(file_to, "w", "utf-8") as targetFile:
while True:
contents = sourceFile.read(BLOCKSIZE)
if not contents:
break
targetFile.write(contents)
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