Indicate if the character is a combined diacritic mark

Question

if you loop unicode character characters in python (2.x), say:

ak.sɛp.tɑ

How can you determine if the current char is a combination of a diacritical mark?

For example, the last char in the above line is actually a combination label:

ak.sɛp.tɑ →

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ʞɔıu Mar 11 '09 at 17:55

1 answer

Joe koberg · Accepted Answer · 2009-03-11T18:15:22+0000

Use the unicodedata module:

import unicodedata
if unicodedata.combining(u'a'):
    print "is combining character"
else:
    print "is not combining"

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