python3: How to convert a string with Unicode encoding to a string of letters

Question

In Python3, how do I convert '\\u00A9 PNG' to '\u00A9 PNG' (or '© PNG')?

For Java, there is Apache Commons Lang to decode it.

I don't know how to do in Python3.

Seek Addo · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-14 10:14:37Z

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This should work for you.

string = '\\u00A9 PNG'
print (string.encode('utf8').decode('unicode-escape'))

output:

© PNG

answered Jun 14, 2016 at 10:08

Seek Addo

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