Python Standard Library

The ucnhash Module

(Implementation, 2.0 only) The ucnhash module is an implementation module, which provides a name to character code mapping for Unicode string literals. If this module is present, you can use \N{} escapes to map Unicode character names to codes, as shown in Example 8-4.

Example 8-4. Using the ucnhash Module

File: ucnhash-example-1.py

# Python imports this module automatically, when it sees
# the first \N{} escape
# import ucnhash

print repr(u"\N{FROWN}")
print repr(u"\N{SMILE}")
print repr(u"\N{SKULL AND CROSSBONES}")

u'\u2322'
u'\u2323'
u'\u2620'