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decode_anything_probably.py
In [1]: import chardet
In [2]: s = b'200 \xb5l Ultra Po'
In [3]: chardet.detect(s)
Out[3]: {'encoding': 'ISO-8859-1', 'confidence': 0.73, 'language': ''}
In [4]: s.decode(chardet.detect(s)['encoding'])
Out[4]: '200 µl Ultra Po'
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