Character Encoding and Decoding (pydicom.charset)

Character encoding and decoding functions.

convert_encodings(encodings)	Convert DICOM encodings into corresponding Python encodings.
decode_element(elem, dicom_character_set)	Apply the DICOM character encoding to a data element
decode_bytes(value, encodings, delimiters)	Decode an encoded byte value into a unicode string using encodings.
encode_string(value, encodings)	Encode a unicode string value into bytes using encodings.