CentreForDigitalHumanities / CentreForDigitalHumanities/Textcavator

UTF-16 downloads not working

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Description

When selecting utf-16 as a download option for csv, the user will be served a utf-8 file to download. Happens both on the downloads page and on the 'small downloads' (<1,000) menu.

Hunches:
- other parameters bug (#2153)

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue by selecting UTF-16 for CSV downloads on both the downloads page and the “small downloads” menu. Trace those two download entry points and verify that the resulting CSV is UTF-16 rather than UTF-8 in both cases.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Active
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
65/100

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