How to decode unknown encoded string in python, tried chardet?

Question

I don't know encoding type of string and I want to decode that string. I have tried chardet python module but didn't work.

I know output of string, is there anyway i can decode string using python...

Example

Input
'\x06@\t\xa6'

Output
104860070

Any help would be appreciated

You will find probably find it quite difficult to decode the string without knowing the encoding method. — CodingInTheUK, Dec 24 '16 at 12:52
are you sure it is string and not `int` packed with `struct.pack()` or `pickle` ? — furas, Dec 24 '16 at 13:02
@furas i got above result from a struct.pack() and i store in a string variable. — Narcos, Dec 24 '16 at 13:06

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 24 '16 at 15:27

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It is text created with struct.pack() so use struct.unpack()

import struct

result = struct.unpack('!i', '\x06@\t\xa6')[0]
print(result) 

# 104860070

answered Dec 24 '16 at 15:27

furas

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