title: Python .split() without 'u
body: <p>In Python, if I have a string like:</p>
  
  <pre><code>a =" Hello - to - everybody"
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>And I do </p>
  
  <pre><code>a.split('-')
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>then I get</p>
  
  <pre><code>[u'Hello', u'to', u'everybody']
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>This is just an example.</p>
  
  <p>How can I get a simple list without that annoying u'??</p>