I would like to convert datetime.ctime() values to Unicode.

Using Python 2.6.4 running under Windows I can set my locale to Spanish like below:

>>> import locale
>>> locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'esp' )

Then I can pass %a, %A, %b, and %B to ctime() to get day and month names and abbreviations.

>>> import datetime
>>> dateValue = datetime.date( 2010, 5, 15 )
>>> dayName = dateValue.strftime( '%A' )
>>> dayName
's\xe1bado'

How do I convert the 's\xe1bado' value to Unicode? Specifically what encoding do I use?

I'm thinking I might do something like the following, but I'm not sure this is the right approach.

>>> codePage = locale.getdefaultlocale()[ 1 ]
>>> dayNameUnicode = unicode( dayName, codePage )
>>> dayNameUnicode
u's\xe1bado'

Malcolm