Returns a printable version of an object
Usage
The ascii() function returns a string containing a printable version of an object. It replaces any non-ascii characters with escape characters \x, \u or \U
For example, German letter ß will be replaced with \xdf.
Syntax
ascii(object)
| Parameter | Condition | Description |
| object | Required | Any object (such as string, list, tuple, dictionary etc) |
Basic Example
# Return a printable version by escaping non-ascii characters
S = 'Das straße'
x = ascii(S)
print(x)
# Prints 'Das stra\xdfe'ascii() on List and Dictionary
The ascii() function accepts any object including list, dictionary, tuple etc.
# ascii() on list
L = ['The street', 'Das straße']
x = ascii(L)
print(x)
# Prints ['The street', 'Das stra\xdfe']# ascii() on dictionary
D = {'EN':'The street', 'DE':'Das straße'}
x = ascii(D)
print(x)
# Prints {'EN': 'The street', 'DE': 'Das stra\xdfe'}