title: Removing unicode \u2026 like characters in a string in python2.7
body: <p>I have a string in python2.7 like this,</p>
  
  <pre><code> This is some \u03c0 text that has to be cleaned\u2026! it\u0027s annoying!
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How do i convert it to this,</p>
  
  <pre><code>This is some text that has to be cleaned! its annoying!
  </code></pre>