Peter Otten <__peter__ at web.de> writes:
[...]
> # -*- coding: utf8 -*-
> r"""
>>>> f("äöü".decode("utf8"))
> (u'\xe4\xf6\xfc',)
> """
> def f(s):
> return (s,)
Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but: What purpose does
function f serve?
John