Encoding Detector in Python

encode_detector.py

from chardet.universaldetector import UniversalDetector
import os, sys
pwd = os.getcwd()
files = []

if len(sys.argv) == 1:
    for (dirpath, dirname, filenames) in os.walk(pwd):
        files.extend(filenames)
        break
else:
    files.extend(sys.argv[1:])

for filename in files:
    if  os.path.isfile(filename):
        file = open(filename, 'r')
        detector = UniversalDetector()
        for line in file:
            detector.feed(line)
            if detector.done:
                break
        result = detector.close()
        print "{0:>4} {1:>6}\t{2}".format(str(int(result['confidence']*100)) +  '%', result['encoding'], filename)

Installation

1. Install Python & PIP
2. pip install chardet

Usage

1. encode_detector.py Detect encoding all files in currrent working directory
2. encode_detector.py file1 file2 file3 Detect encoding of the specific files in arguments