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authorAndrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca>2006-07-27 18:53:33 (GMT)
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@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ this database is based on the \file{UnicodeData.txt} file version
The module uses the same names and symbols as defined by the
UnicodeData File Format 4.1.0 (see
-\url{http://www.unicode.org/Public/4.1-Update/UnicodeData-4.1.0.html}). It
+\url{http://www.unicode.org/Public/4.1.0/ucd/UCD.html}). It
defines the following functions:
\begin{funcdesc}{lookup}{name}
@@ -140,3 +140,21 @@ the Unicode database (such as IDNA).
\versionadded{2.5}
\end{datadesc}
+Examples:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+>>> unicodedata.lookup('LEFT CURLY BRACKET')
+u'{'
+>>> unicodedata.name(u'/')
+'SOLIDUS'
+>>> unicodedata.decimal(u'9')
+9
+>>> unicodedata.decimal(u'a')
+Traceback (most recent call last):
+ File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
+ValueError: not a decimal
+>>> unicodedata.category(u'A') # 'L'etter, 'u'ppercase
+'Lu'
+>>> unicodedata.bidirectional(u'\u0660') # 'A'rabic, 'N'umber
+'AN'
+\end{verbatim}