unicodedata.combining()
unicodedata.combining() is a Python function in the Unicodedata Module category. Returns the canonical combining class of a Unicode character. The syntax is unicodedata.combining(chr). Returns: Integer. A typical example: unicodedata.combining("\u0301") # 230 (combining acute accent). A close sibling is unicodedata.lookup(), which looks up a Unicode character by its standard name. A close sibling is unicodedata.name(), which returns the Unicode name of a character. A close sibling is unicodedata.normalize(), which normalizes a Unicode string (NFC, NFKC, NFD, NFKD) for comparison. A close sibling is unicodedata.category(), which returns the general category of a Unicode character (Lu, Ll, Nd, etc.). More about this category: Unicode database — lookup, name, normalize, category, decimal. Related Unicodedata Module entries: unicodedata.lookup(), unicodedata.name(), unicodedata.normalize(), unicodedata.category(), unicodedata.bidirectional(), unicodedata.decimal(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details.