import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.lookup('LEFT CURLY BRACKET'))
print (unicodedata.lookup('RIGHT CURLY BRACKET'))
print (unicodedata.lookup('ASTERISK'))
# gives error as there is 
# no symbol called ASTER
# print (unicodedata.lookup('ASTER'))
 Output : 
unicodedata.name(chr[, default])
This function returns the name assigned to the given character as a string. If no name is defined, default is returned by the function otherwise ValueError is raised if name is not given.
 Example : 
            Python3
    
import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.name(u'/'))
print (unicodedata.name(u'|'))
print (unicodedata.name(u':'))
 Output : 
SOLIDUS
VERTICAL LINE
COLON
unicodedata.decimal(chr[, default])
This function returns the decimal value assigned to the given character as integer. If no value is defined, default is returned by the function otherwise ValueError is raised if value is not given.
 Example : 
            Python3
    
import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.decimal(u'9'))
print (unicodedata.decimal(u'a'))
 Output : 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "7e736755dd176cd0169eeea6f5d32057.py", line 4, in 
    print unicodedata.decimal(u'a')
ValueError: not a decimal
unicodedata.digit(chr[, default])
This function returns the digit value assigned to the given character as integer. If no value is defined, default is returned by the function otherwise ValueError is raised if value is not given.
 Example : 
            Python3
    
import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.decimal(u'9'))
print (unicodedata.decimal(u'143'))
 Output : 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ad47ae996380a777426cc1431ec4a8cd.py", line 4, in 
    print unicodedata.decimal(u'143')
TypeError: need a single Unicode character as parameter
unicodedata.numeric(chr[, default])
This function returns the numeric value assigned to the given character as integer. If no value is defined, default is returned by the function otherwise ValueError is raised if value is not given.
 Example : 
            Python3
    
import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.decimal(u'9'))
print (unicodedata.decimal(u'143'))
 Output : 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "ad47ae996380a777426cc1431ec4a8cd.py", line 4, in 
    print unicodedata.decimal(u'143')
TypeError: need a single Unicode character as parameter
unicodedata.category(chr)
This function returns the general category assigned to the given character as string. For example, it returns 'L' for letter and  'u' for uppercase.
 Example : 
            Python3
    
import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.category(u'A'))
print (unicodedata.category(u'b'))
 Output : 
unicodedata.bidirectional(chr)
This function returns the bidirectional class assigned to the given character as string. For example, it returns 'A' for arabic and 'N' for number. An empty string is returned by this function if no such value is defined.
 Example : 
            Python3
    
import unicodedata
print (unicodedata.bidirectional(u'\u0660'))
 Output : 
unicodedata.normalize(form, unistr)
This function returns the normal form for the Unicode string unistr. Valid values for form are ‘NFC’, ‘NFKC’, ‘NFD’, and ‘NFKD’.
 Example : 
            Python
    
from unicodedata import normalize
print ('%r' % normalize('NFD', u'\u00C7'))
print ('%r' % normalize('NFC', u'C\u0327'))
print ('%r' % normalize('NFKD', u'\u2460'))
 Output : 
u'C\u0327'
u'\xc7'
          
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