npm / chardet

chardet

What changed in chardet 2, from its official release notes, upgrade guides and advisories. Sources checked 2026-10-18.

1 security2 new APIs and options1 fixes and other

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chardet 24 changes

Security 1

Buffer allocation was made safer.
2.1.1release notes

New APIs and options 2

Adds detection support for windows-1257.
2.2.0release notes
Adds detection support for windows-1258.
2.2.0release notes

Fixes and other changes 1

Sample size handling was fixed.
2.1.1release notes