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

The OP is not converting to ascii nor utf-8. That's why the suggested encode methods won't work. Try this:

v = u'Andr\xc3\xa9'
s = ''.join(map(lambda x: chr(ord(x)),v))

The chr(ord(x)) business gets the numeric value of the unicode character (which better fit in one byte for your application), and the ''.join call is an idiom that converts a list of ints back to an ordinary string. No doubt there is a more elegant way.