NameError: global name 'unicode' is not defined - in Python 3

Python Bag of Words NameError: name 'unicode' is not defined Home Public Questions Tags Users Companies Collectives ExploreCollectives Teams StackOverflowforTeams –Startcollaboratingandsharingorganizationalknowledge. CreateafreeTeam WhyTeams? Teams CreatefreeTeam Collectives™onStackOverflow Findcentralized,trustedcontentandcollaboratearoundthetechnologiesyouusemost. LearnmoreaboutCollectives Teams Q&Aforwork Connectandshareknowledgewithinasinglelocationthatisstructuredandeasytosearch. LearnmoreaboutTeams NameError:globalname'unicode'isnotdefined-inPython3 AskQuestion Asked 8years,11monthsago Modified 7monthsago Viewed 292ktimes 174 IamtryingtouseaPythonpackagecalledbidi.Inamoduleinthispackage(algorithm.py)therearesomelinesthatgivemeerror,althoughitispartofthepackage. Herearethelines: #utf-8?weneedunicode ifisinstance(unicode_or_str,unicode): text=unicode_or_str decoded=False else: text=unicode_or_str.decode(encoding) decoded=True andhereistheerrormessage: Traceback(mostrecentcalllast): File"",line1,in bidi_text=get_display(reshaped_text) File"C:\Python33\lib\site-packages\python_bidi-0.3.4-py3.3.egg\bidi\algorithm.py",line602,inget_display ifisinstance(unicode_or_str,unicode): NameError:globalname'unicode'isnotdefined HowshouldIre-writethispartofthecodesoitworksinPython3? AlsoifanyonehaveusedbidipackagewithPython3pleaseletmeknowiftheyhavefoundsimilarproblemsornot.Iappreciateyourhelp. pythonunicodepython-3.xnameerrorbidi Share Improvethisquestion Follow editedNov9,2013at14:53 MartijnPieters♦ 989k275275goldbadges38913891silverbadges32473247bronzebadges askedNov9,2013at14:51 TJ1TJ1 6,5491919goldbadges7171silverbadges113113bronzebadges Addacomment  |  7Answers 7 Sortedby: Resettodefault Highestscore(default) Trending(recentvotescountmore) Datemodified(newestfirst) Datecreated(oldestfirst) 276 Python3renamedtheunicodetypetostr,theoldstrtypehasbeenreplacedbybytes. ifisinstance(unicode_or_str,str): text=unicode_or_str decoded=False else: text=unicode_or_str.decode(encoding) decoded=True YoumaywanttoreadthePython3portingHOWTOformoresuchdetails.ThereisalsoLennartRegebro'sPortingtoPython3:Anin-depthguide,freeonline. Lastbutnotleast,youcouldjusttrytousethe2to3tooltoseehowthattranslatesthecodeforyou. Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedNov9,2013at15:07 answeredNov9,2013at14:52 MartijnPieters♦MartijnPieters 989k275275goldbadges38913891silverbadges32473247bronzebadges 2 SoshouldIwrite:ifisinstance(unicode_or_str,str)?Howabout'unicode_or_str'? – TJ1 Nov9,2013at14:56 1 Thevariablenamedoesn'tmuchmatterhere;ifisinstance(unicode_or_str,str)shouldjustwork.Renamingthevariablenameisoptional. – MartijnPieters ♦ Nov9,2013at14:57 Addacomment  |  48 Ifyouneedtohavethescriptkeepworkingonpython2and3asIdid,thismighthelpsomeone importsys ifsys.version_info[0]>=3: unicode=str andcanthenjustdoforexample foo=unicode.lower(foo) Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredNov13,2018at17:36 GoblinhackGoblinhack 2,60311goldbadge2323silverbadges2626bronzebadges 1 2 Thisistherightidea,niceanswer.Justtoaddadetail,ifyouareusingthesixlibrarytomanagePython2/3compatibility,youcanmakethis:ifsix.PY3:unicode=strinsteadofsys.version_infostuff.ThisisalsoveryhelpfulforpreventinglintererrorsrelatedtounicodebeingundefinedinPython3,withoutneedingspeciallinterruleexemptions. – ely Sep6,2019at18:30 Addacomment  |  24 YoucanusethesixlibrarytosupportbothPython2and3: importsix ifisinstance(value,six.string_types): handle_string(value) Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredJul12,2017at20:22 atmatm 1,5932020silverbadges2121bronzebadges 0 Addacomment  |  4 Onecanreplaceunicodewithu''.__class__tohandlethemissingunicodeclassinPython3.ForbothPython2and3,youcanusetheconstruct isinstance(unicode_or_str,u''.__class__) or type(unicode_or_str)==type(u'') Dependingonyourfurtherprocessing,considerthedifferentoutcome: Python3 >>>isinstance(u'text',u''.__class__) True >>>isinstance('text',u''.__class__) True Python2 >>>isinstance(u'text',u''.__class__) True >>>isinstance('text',u''.__class__) False Share Improvethisanswer Follow editedDec22,2021at16:38 answeredNov25,2020at10:55 FriedrichFriedrich 2,13711goldbadge1212silverbadges2828bronzebadges 0 Addacomment  |  1 HopeyouareusingPython3, Strareunicodebydefault,soplease ReplaceUnicodefunctionwithStringStrfunction. ifisinstance(unicode_or_str,str):##Replaceswithstr text=unicode_or_str decoded=False Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredMar27,2018at9:54 M.JM.J 1321212bronzebadges 1 2 thatdoesn'tpreserveBCliketheanswerfrom@atmPleaseconsiderretractingorupdatingyouranswer.Thereisnoreasontoleavepython2usersbehindorhavebreakingpython3 – MrMesees Sep4,2018at22:47 Addacomment  |  0 Ifa3rd-partylibraryusesunicodeandyoucan'tchangetheirsourcecode,thefollowingmonkeypatchwillworktousestrinsteadofunicodeinthemodule: import .unicode=str Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredNov7,2021at21:37 user17242583user17242583 Addacomment  |  0 youcanusethisinpython2orpython3 type(value).__name__=='unicode': Share Improvethisanswer Follow answeredFeb24at2:24 lxgxxlxgxx 111bronzebadge Addacomment  |  YourAnswer ThanksforcontributingananswertoStackOverflow!Pleasebesuretoanswerthequestion.Providedetailsandshareyourresearch!Butavoid…Askingforhelp,clarification,orrespondingtootheranswers.Makingstatementsbasedonopinion;backthemupwithreferencesorpersonalexperience.Tolearnmore,seeourtipsonwritinggreatanswers. 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