Unicodedata – Unicode Database in Python

In this article, we will learn about Unicodedata – Unicode Database in Python 3.x. Or earlier.

Unicode Character Database modules provide all the features of Unicode to the character. The module uses identical names and symbols as mentioned in the module.

Now let’s look at some of the functions available in the module.

Lookup function

This function allows us to get the symbol for the corresponding name passed in the input.

Example

import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.lookup('HYPHEN'))
print (unicodedata.lookup('HIGH VOLTAGE SIGN') )
print (unicodedata.lookup('NO ENTRY') )

Output

-
⚡
฀

Name function

This allows us to fetch the name of the corresponding symbol passed in the input.

Example

import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.name(u'&'))
print (unicodedata.name(u'@') )
print (unicodedata.name(u'`') )

Output

AMPERSAND
COMMERCIAL AT
GRAVE ACCENT

Category function

This allows us to detect the category of the symbol/letter/integer passed as input.

Example

import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.category(u'&'))
print (unicodedata.category(u'1') )
print (unicodedata.category(u'a') )

Output

Po
Nd
Ll

Conclusion

IN this article, we will learn about Unicode character database and some of the associated functions.