medkit.text.utils.decoding
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.. py:module:: medkit.text.utils.decoding


Functions
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.. autoapisummary::

   medkit.text.utils.decoding.get_ascii_from_unicode


Module Contents
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.. py:function:: get_ascii_from_unicode(text: str, keep_length: bool = True, logger=None) -> str

   
   Return the (closest) ascii text when possible.


   :Parameters:

       **text:**
           The unicode text to decode to ascii

       **keep_length**
           If True, special characters which change the length are kept in returned string

       **logger**
           Logger to pass if one wants to keep caller information

   :Returns:

       str
           The closest ascii text













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