def arabicrange():
    u"""return a list of arabic characteres .
    Return a list of characteres between \u060c to \u0652
    @return: list of arabic characteres.
    @rtype: unicode
    """
    mylist = []
    for i in range(0x0600, 0x00653):
        try:
            mylist.append(unichr(i))
        except NameError:
            # python 3 compatible
            mylist.append(chr(i))
        except ValueError:
            pass
    return mylist
u"""return a list of arabic characteres .
    Return a list of characteres between \u060c to \u0652
    @return: list of arabic characteres.
    @rtype: unicode