21 lines
534 B
Python
21 lines
534 B
Python
def _decode(string, encoding='utf8'):
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"""Return a utf8 encoded unicode string.
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Python2 and Python3 differ in how they handle strings.
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So we do a few checks to see if the string is ascii or unicode.
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Then we decode it if needed.
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"""
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if hasattr(string, 'decode'):
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# If the string is already unicode we return it.
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try:
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if isinstance(string, unicode):
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return string
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except NameError:
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pass
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return string.decode(encoding)
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return string
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