how to convert '8868' to u'\u8868'

[Asun Friere]

On Jun 25, 11:30 am, CodeHunter <Code4Hun... at gmail.com> wrote:
> a = '8868'
> b = u'\u8868'
>
> I want to convert a to b
>
> who can help me ?
>
> thank you very much!

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