Transform URL string into normal string in Python (%20 to space etc)

Question

Is there any way in Python to transform this %CE%B1%CE%BB%20 into this αλ which is its real representation?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/11768070/transform-url-string-into-normal-string-in-python-20-to-space-etc

Answer 1

For python 2:

>>> import urllib2
>>> print urllib2.unquote("%CE%B1%CE%BB%20")
αλ 

For python 3:

>>> from urllib.parse import unquote
>>> print(unquote("%CE%B1%CE%BB%20"))
αλ

And here's code that works in all versions:

try:
    from urllib import unquote
except ImportError:
    from urllib.parse import unquote

print(unquote("%CE%B1%CE%BB%20"))