Python unicode character codes?

Question

Is there a way to "insert" a Unicode character into a string in python? For example,

>>>import unicode
>>>string = u'This is a full block: %s' % (unicode.charcode(U+2588))
>>>print string
This is a full block: █

Answer 1

Yes, with unicode character escapes:

print u'This is a full block: \u2588'