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 > _The configs that I use for CS2 surf, currently a WIP_
 
+### [20230919 Parsing BOMs in Python](articles/20230919_parsing_boms_in_python/20230919_parsing_boms_in_python.md)
+
+> _How to detect/read/write UTF 8/16 BOMs_
+
 ### [20230704 Jupyter Cell Wrappers](articles/20230704_jupyter_cell_wrappers/20230704_jupyter_cell_wrappers.md)
 
 > _Adding decorator-style functionality to jupyter cells_
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+# 20230919 Parsing BOMs in Python
+
+```python
+ import csv, codecs
+
+ CODECS = {
+     "utf-8-sig": [codecs.BOM_UTF8],
+     "utf-16": [
+        codecs.BOM_UTF16,
+        codecs.BOM_UTF16_BE,
+        codecs.BOM_UTF16_LE,
+    ]
+ }
+
+ def detect_encoding(fpath):
+     with open(fpath, 'rb') as istream:
+         data = istream.read(3)
+         for encoding, boms in CODECS.items():
+             if any(data.startswith(bom) for bom in boms):
+                 return encoding
+     return 'utf-8'
+
+ def read(fpath):
+     with open(fpath, 'r', encoding=detect_encoding(fpath)) as istream:
+         yield from csv.DictReader(istream)
+```
+
+```python
+ # run here
+ for i, row in enumerate(read('test.csv')):
+     print(i, row)
+     if i > 10:
+         break
+```