get_xml_encoding

astropy.utils.xml.iterparser.get_xml_encoding(source)

Determine the encoding of an XML file by reading its header.

Parameters:

sourcepython:path-like object, readable file-like object python:file-like object, or python:callable()

Handle that contains the data or function that reads it. If a function or callable object, it must directly read from a stream. Non-callable objects must define a read method.

Returns:

encodingpython:str