diff --git a/docs/common_arguments.rst b/docs/common_arguments.rst
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@@ -66,3 +66,7 @@ See the documentation of :doc:`/scripts/csvclean` for a description of the defau
 .. note::
 
    The ``--encoding`` option has no effect if reading from standard input. Set the ``PYTHONIOENCODING`` environment variable instead.
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   For a list of possible values for the ``--encoding`` option, see the `Python documentation <https://docs.python.org/3/library/codecs.html#standard-encodings>`__.