How do I convert a unicode to a string at the Python level?

Question

The following unicode and string can exist on their own if defined explicitly:

>>> value_str=\'Andr\\xc3\\xa9\'
>>> value_uni=u\'Andr\\xc3\         


        

Answer 1

value_uni.encode('utf8') or whatever encoding you need.

See http://docs.python.org/library/stdtypes.html#str.encode