How to convert unicode array to string in Python

Question

I am very new with Python and I am trying to print a single object from a unicode array that I retrieved from my server. My array look like this when I print the results:

{u'results': [{u'playerName': u'Sean Plott', u'score': u'12'}]

I would like to print the result in playerName as a string only. Thanks in advance.

Why convert it? You are also missing a closing brace. Should be: {u'results': [{u'playerName': u'Sean Plott', u'score': u'12'}]} — dawg
– dawg, Commented Oct 10, 2016 at 23:52

jaypb · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-10 23:51:04Z

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You should spend some time looking up dictionaries and lists in python. You currently have a dictionary with a list in it, and a dictionary inside of that list.

Here's the official reference guide on Python data structures:

https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/datastructures.html

That being said, here's an example:

>>> d = {u'results': [{u'playerName': u'Sean Plott', u'score': u'12'}]}
>>> d["results"]
[{'score': '12', 'playerName': 'Sean Plott'}]
>>> d["results"][0]["playerName"]
'Sean Plott'

answered Oct 10, 2016 at 23:51

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3 Comments

Ryan Over a year ago

He has a list with a dict inside it you mean

ThiefMaster Over a year ago

He has a dict with a list with a dict in it

bbkrz Over a year ago

Thanks, this got me to where I wanted to! Thumbs up

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