ascii() function is used to find the string containing a printable representation of an object in Python for the given input (object – parameter). It uses \x, \u or \U escapes to escape the non-ASCII characters in the string.
ascii() function is a part of Python Built-in Functions (check list)
Syntax of ascii() Function
The syntax of ascii() function in Python is:
1 | ascii(object) |
Parameters of ascii() Function in Python
object – Where object is any object in Python i.e. strings, lists etc. This parameter is required.
Compatibility
ascii() function is only available and compatible with Python 3.x.
Return Value of ascii() Function in Python
ascii() function returns a string containing a printable representation of an object for the given input (object – parameter). The non-ASCII character will be escaped in string by using \x, \u or \U.For example,
ñ is changed to \xf1 and ß is changed to \xdf.
Python ascii() Function Example 1
1 2 3 4 5 | #Here ë is a unicode character print(ascii('This is my text with unicodë character')) #By ascii() function ë will be changed to \xeb escape print('This is my text with unicod\xeb character') |
Output:
'This is my text with unicod\xeb character'
This is my text with unicodë character
Python ascii() Function Example 2
1 2 3 4 5 | # µ is a unicode character micro = 'µ is a micro symbol' print(ascii(micro)) # µ changed to \xb5 escape print('\xb5 is a micro symbol') |
Output:
'\xb5 is a micro symbol'
µ is a micro symbol
