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+#
+# Copyright (c) 2015 ThoughtWorks, Inc.
+#
+# Pixelated is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Pixelated is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with Pixelated. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+def to_unicode(text):
+    if text and not isinstance(text, unicode):
+        encoding = 'utf-8'
+        return unicode(text, encoding=encoding)
+    return text