Unescape Python Strings From HTTP

I've got a string from an HTTP header, but it's been escaped.. what function can I use to unescape it?

myemail%40gmail.com -> myemail@gmail.com

Would urllib.unquote() be the way to go?

From stackoverflow

• I am pretty sure that urllib's unquote is the common way of doing this.

  >>> import urllib
  >>> urllib.unquote("myemail%40gmail.com")
  'myemail@gmail.com'
  

  There's also unquote_plus:

  Like unquote(), but also replaces plus signs by spaces, as required for unquoting HTML form values.

  Ian : K, just wanted to make sure.. I hate using a function that appears to do the job, but ends up only working with a few examples that I did and breaking with real world vars. heh. Then it becomes impossible to track down the problem.. :P

• Yes, it appears that urllib.unquote() accomplishes that task. (I tested it against your example on codepad.)