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csv-char-fix

Fix weird characters like é and ’ in CSV and text files.

csv-char-fix — Fix weird characters like é and ’ in CSV and text files.

Did an export turn José into José or it's into it’s? This small script puts the text back the way it should be and saves the file so Excel shows accents right.

What it does

  • Fixes garbled letters that were broken once, twice, or three times.
  • Leaves normal accented text alone.
  • Reads UTF-8, UTF-16, and Windows-1252 files, and never changes your original.

Get it

For your computer · Gumroad · $1

One Python script. Needs Python 3.8+. CSV and text files only, not .xlsx.