by default use utf-8 for metadata including non-ascii characters while missing codepage info

* https://github.com/badges/shields/issues/8733
* https://docs.github.com/en/actions/monitoring-and-troubleshooting-workflows/adding-a-workflow-status-badge

README.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
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+![CI Build Wheel](https://github.com/RecordEvolution/IMCtermite/actions/workflows/pypi-deploy.yml/badge.svg?branch=&event=push)
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 # IMCtermite

lib/imc_channel.hpp

@@ -496,18 +496,10 @@ namespace imc
     // convert any description, units etc. to UTF-8 (by default)
     void convert_encoding()
     {
-      // actual input codepage
-      std::string cpn;
-
       if ( !codepage_.empty() )
       {
         // construct iconv-compatible name for respective codepage
-        cpn = std::string("CP") + codepage_;
-      }
-      else {
-	// assume codepage 1252 by default
-	cpn = std::string("CP1252");
-      }
+        std::string cpn = std::string("CP") + codepage_;
 
         // set up converter
         std::string utf = std::string("UTF-8");
@@ -526,6 +518,7 @@ namespace imc
         conv.convert(group_name_);
         conv.convert(group_comment_);
       }
+    }
 
     // get info string
     std::string get_info(int width = 20)

python/VERSION

@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.0.19
+2.0.20