title: Convert u'\xe0' to '\u00E0' in Python 2.x?
body: <p>In Python 2.x, how can I convert an unicode string (ex, <code>u'\xe0'</code>) to a string (here I need it to be <code>'\u00E0'</code>)?</p>
  
  <p>To make it clearer. I do like to have <code>'\u00E0'</code>, a string with length of 6. That is, <code>¥u</code> is treated as 2 chars instead of one escaped char.</p>