bs4.BeautifulSoup.decode_contents¶

BeautifulSoup.decode_contents(indent_level=None, eventual_encoding='utf-8', formatter='minimal')¶

Renders the contents of this tag as a Unicode string.

Parameters:

indent_level – Each line of the rendering will be indented this many spaces. eventual_encoding – The tag is destined to be encoded into this encoding. This method is _not_ responsible for performing that encoding. This information is passed in so that it can be substituted in if the document contains a <META> tag that mentions the document’s encoding. formatter – The output formatter responsible for converting entities to Unicode characters.