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langdetect seems unmaintained

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Description

langdetect (optional runtime dependency of this project) seems unmaintained and has quite a few open issues:
https://pypi.org/project/langdetect/
https://github.com/Mimino666/langdetect/issues

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the langdetect project and its open issues to establish whether the dependency is unmaintained. The issue does not name project files, tests, or a concrete change; done would require an agreed decision about replacing or removing the optional dependency and validating the resulting project changes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
20/100

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