- Issued:
- 2015-07-22
- Updated:
- 2015-07-22
RHBA-2015:1474 - python-chardet bug fix and enhancement update
Synopsis
python-chardet bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Bug Fix Advisory (none)
Topic
An updated python-chardet package that fixes several bugs and adds various enhancements is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Description
The python-chardet package contains a universal character encoding detector for Python, which includes a command-line tool that returns the encodings of specified files.
The python-chardet package has been upgraded to upstream version 2.2.1, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous version. (BZ#1233113)
Users of python-chardet are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which fixes these bugs and adds these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied.
For details on how to apply this update, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Affected Products
| Product | Version | Arch |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support | 7.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.2 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support | 7.1 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.2 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian - Extended Update Support | 7.1 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.6 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.5 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.4 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.3 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.2 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems - Extended Update Support | 7.1 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.6 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.4 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions | 7.3 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support | 7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, little endian | 7 | ppc64le |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support for IBM Power, big endian | 7 | ppc64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support (for IBM z Systems) | 7 | s390x |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.7 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.6 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.5 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.4 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.3 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.2 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node | 7.1 | x86_64 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop | 7 | x86_64 |
Updated Packages
- python-chardet-2.2.1-1.el7_1.noarch.rpm
- python-chardet-2.2.1-1.el7_1.src.rpm
Fixes
(none)
CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Additional information
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