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Fix typo in README.md for Unicode HOW-TO link #36

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Expand Up @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Decoding of bulk data will be attempted using the specified encoding and
error handler. If the error handler is `'strict'` (the default), a
`UnicodeDecodeError` is raised when data cannot be decoded. This is identical
to Python's default behavior. Other valid values to `errors` include
`'replace'`, `'ignore'`, and `'backslashreplace'`. See [Unicode HOWTO: The String Type](https://docs.python.org/3/howto/unicode.html#the-string-type) for more information on the behavior of these error handlers.
`'replace'`, `'ignore'`, and `'backslashreplace'`. See [Unicode HOW-TO: The String Type](https://docs.python.org/3/howto/unicode.html#the-string-type) for more information on the behavior of these error handlers.
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Personally, I'd suggest adding an exception for the reasons I note in #30 (comment) as opposed to changing the spelling against the wishes of the linked document.

That said, it's just my personally opinion.



When the specified encoding cannot be found, a `LookupError` will be raised
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