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windows-1251 is hardcoded in our APIs as the encoding to use

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Assessment

Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
api

Research direction

Start by searching the repository's Python API code for hardcoded "windows-1251" values and determine which APIs use them. Review the existing tests, if any, for encoding behavior and verify that the APIs use an encoding appropriate for supported platforms rather than a fixed Windows-specific value.

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Description

bug enhancement priority-low
Description of issue

'windows-1251' is hardcoded in our APIs as the encoding to use. We support Linux, as well, so this definitely doesn't seem right.

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None

Steps to reproduce issue

Just look at the code.

Dominant language
Python
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Forks
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Avg merge
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Merged PRs (30d)
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