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✨ Add encoding validation in parse_file() #507

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✨ Add encoding validation in parse_file()
MiWeiss Jan 14, 2026
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Merge branch 'main' into fix/validate-encoding-parameter
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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions bibtexparser/entrypoint.py
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import codecs
import warnings
from typing import Iterable
from typing import List
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:param encoding: Encoding of the .bib file. Default encoding is ``"UTF-8"``.
:return: Library: Parsed BibTeX library
:raises LookupError: If the specified encoding is not recognized.
"""
try:
codecs.lookup(encoding)
except LookupError:
raise LookupError(f"Unknown encoding: {encoding!r}")

with open(path, encoding=encoding) as f:
bibtex_str = f.read()
return parse_string(
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