def remove_accents(str):
    nkfd_form = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', unicode(str))
    return u"".join([c for c in nkfd_form if not unicodedata.combining(c)])
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/517923/what-is-the-best-way-to-remove-accents-in-a-python-unicode-string/517974#517974
dataset/ETHPy150Open kapsiry/sikteeri/services/models.py/remove_accents