def METHOD_NAME(cursor, name, default_type, size, precision, scale):
    """
    Return strings values as python unicode string
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/articles/dsl/tuininga-cx-oracle-084866.html
    """
    if default_type in (
        cx_Oracle.STRING,
        cx_Oracle.LONG_STRING,
        cx_Oracle.FIXED_CHAR,
        cx_Oracle.CLOB,
    ):
        return cursor.var(str, size, cursor.arraysize)