Python unicode character codes?

Question

Is there a way to "insert" a Unicode character into a string in python? For example,

>>>import unicode
>>>string = u'This is a full block: %s' % (unicode.charcode(U+2588))
>>>print string
This is a full block: █

Your example uses a code point, but you say "character". You should be aware that what most people mean when they say character can correspond to *several* code points. — , Nov 03 '12 at 21:58

score 17 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 03 '12 at 21:57

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print u'This is a full block: \u2588'

answered Nov 03 '12 at 21:57

Eric

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… or with `unichr()`, if you want to create a character from a dynamic code point (doesn't seem to be the case here; I added it for completeness). – Sven Marnach Nov 03 '12 at 21:58
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If you prefer something more readable, you can use `u'This is a full block: \N{FULL BLOCK}'`. – Eryk Sun Nov 03 '12 at 22:34
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Where can I find a list of that names like `FULL BLOCK`? – buhtz Mar 23 '16 at 09:46
@buhtz, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Block_Elements lists blocks; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicode_symbols -> http://www.decodeunicode.org/de/u+2580 . HTH – denis Jun 03 '16 at 16:18
Is the number you put after the `\u` decimal, hexadecimal, octal, or what exactly? – Toothpick Anemone Oct 24 '19 at 03:57
@buhtz: `import unicodedata; unicodedata.name('\u2588')` also works – Eric Feb 22 '20 at 11:09

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 03 '12 at 21:57

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You can use \udddd where you replace dddd with the the charcode.

print u"Foo\u0020bar"

Prints

Foo bar

answered Nov 03 '12 at 21:57

nkr

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 03 '12 at 21:58

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You can use \u to escape a Unicode character code:

s = u'\u0020'

which defines a string containing the space character.

answered Nov 03 '12 at 21:58

David Heffernan

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