title: Convert a unicode string to its original format
body: <blockquote>
    <p><strong>Possible Duplicate:</strong><br>
    <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10750420/converting-a-latin-string-to-unicode-in-python">Converting a latin string to unicode in python</a>  </p>
  </blockquote>
  
  
  
  <p>I have a list with the following format after storing in a file </p>
  
  <pre><code>list_example = [
           u"\u00cdndia, Tail\u00e2ndia &amp;amp; Cingapura",
           u"Lines through the days 1 (Arabic) \u0633\u0637\u0648\u0631 \u0639\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u064a\u0627\u0645 1",
  ]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>But the actual format of the strings in the list is </p>
  
  <pre><code>actual_format = [
           "Índia, Tailândia &amp; Cingapura ",
           "Lines through the days 1 (Arabic) سطور عبر الأيام 1 | شمس الدين خ "
  ]
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How can I convert the strings in <code>list_example</code> to strings present in the <code>actual_format</code> list?</p>