how to convert string like '\u5927' to unicode string u'\u5927'

Here's my solution _unicodeRe = re.compile("(\\\u[\da-f]{4})") def unisub(mo): return unichr(int(mo.group(1)[2:],16)) unicodeStrFromNetwork = '\u5927' unicodeStrNative = _unicodeRe(unisub, unicodeStrFromNetwork) But I think there must be a more straightforward way to do it. -- http://m

how to convert string like '\u5927' to unicode string u'\u5927'

Here's my solution _unicodeRe = re.compile("(\\\u[\da-f]{4})") def unisub(mo): return unichr(int(mo.group(1)[2:],16)) unicodeStrFromNetwork = '\u5927' unicodeStrNative = _unicodeRe(unisub, unicodeStrFromNetwork) But I think there must be a more straightforward way to do it. -- http://m