Replacing A Unicode Character In A String In Python 3

I have a string where some of the characters appear as unicode, e.g.: 'bla bla bla \uf604 bla bla bla' I tried doing string = string.replace('\uf604', 'X'), but nothing happens. I

Solution 1:

In Python 3, this works (although the print may not, depending on your terminal):

>>> s="bla bla bla \uf604 bla bla bla"
>>> print(s)
bla bla bla  bla bla bla
>>> s="bla bla bla \uf604 bla bla bla"
>>> s.replace('\uf604','X')
'bla bla bla X bla bla bla'

But perhaps you have a literal slash and not an escape code. Note the print difference:

>>> s="bla bla bla \\uf604 bla bla bla"
>>> print(s)
bla bla bla \uf604 bla bla bla
>>> s.replace('\uf604','X')
'bla bla bla \\uf604 bla bla bla'

Use a escape slash to fix:

>>> s.replace('\\uf604','X')
'bla bla bla X bla bla bla'