def to_unicode(value):
try:
value = six.text_type(force_text(value))
except (UnicodeEncodeError, UnicodeDecodeError):
value = '(Error decoding value)'
except Exception: # in some cases we get a different exception
try:
value = six.binary_type(repr(type(value)))
except Exception:
value = '(Error decoding value)'
return value
def to_string(value):
try:
return six.binary_type(value.decode('utf-8').encode('utf-8'))
except:
return to_unicode(value).encode('utf-8')
