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fix: make CharsetMatch.__eq__ total for non-alias strings - #773
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Comparing a CharsetMatch to a string used `iana_name(other)` with the default `strict=True`, so any operand that is not a known encoding alias raised `ValueError` instead of comparing unequal. That breaks `match == label` and `label in matches` for arbitrary strings and violates the data model, which requires `__eq__` to return a value for any operand. Use non-strict `iana_name`, matching the tolerant lookup already used in `CharsetMatches.__getitem__`. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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LGTM. Indeed it should not raise ideally.
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CharsetMatch.__eq__compares a match to a string viaiana_name(other)with the defaultstrict=True, so any operand that isn't a known encoding alias raisesValueErrorinstead of returningFalse:That breaks
match == label/label in matchesfor arbitrary strings and violates the data model, which requires__eq__to return a value for any operand (never raise). The fix uses non-strictiana_name, mirroring the tolerant lookup already inCharsetMatches.__getitem__(which doesiana_name(item, False)). Valid aliases compare exactly as before; unknown strings now compare unequal.Added a regression test; full suite stays green (164 passed). Happy to add a CHANGELOG entry if you curate those manually.
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