def qstring_length(text):
    """
    Tries to compute what the length of an utf16-encoded QString would be.
    """
    utf16_text = text.encode('utf16')
    length = len(utf16_text) // 2
    # Remove Byte order mark.
    # TODO: All unicode Non-characters should be removed
    if utf16_text[:2] in [b'\xff\xfe', b'\xff\xff', b'\xfe\xff']:
        length -= 1
    return length

    Tries to compute what the length of an utf16-encoded QString would be.
    
angrmanagement/vendor/qtconsole/qstringhelpers.py