title: Python special character unicode
body: <p>I have a python script in which one I specify an argument :</p>
  
  <pre><code>parser = optparse.OptionParser()
  parser.add_option("-D", "--departure", dest="departure",default="", type="string",help="specify departure")
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>and in my script i have to to a few things with the string entered.</p>
  
  <p>When I type : -D "Düsseldorf"</p>
  
  <p>the string is not recognized properly in the script</p>
  
  <p>somebody told me to do u"Düsseldorf" but I need to stock "Düsseldorf" in a variable</p>
  
  <p>something like variable = u+"Düsseldorf" .... hmm I really don;t know how to do that.</p>
  
  <p>Thank you for your help.</p>
  
  <p>Regards.</p>