title: How can I convert a unicode string into string literals in Python 2.7?
body: <p>Python2.7:
  I would like to do something unusual. Most people want to convert string literals to more human-readable strings. I would like to convert the following list of unicode strings into their literal forms:</p>
  
  <ul>
  <li>hallöchen</li>
  <li>Straße</li>
  <li>Gemüse</li>
  <li>freø̯̯nt</li>
  </ul>
  
  <p>to their codepoint forms that look something like this:</p>
  
  <p>\u3023\u2344</p>
  
  <p>You'll notice that freø̯̯nt has two inverted breves below the ø. I would like to convert especially that word into its literal form, such that I can use REGEX to remove the extra breve.</p>
  
  <p>I am not sure what the terminology is for these things—please correct me if I am mistaken.</p>