# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
import json
L = [u'יחפים']
json_text = json.dumps(L)
print type(json_text), json_text
json_text = json.dumps(L, ensure_ascii=False)
print type(json_text), json_text.encode('utf-8')
IyAtKi0gY29kaW5nOiB1dGYtOCAtKi0KaW1wb3J0IGpzb24KCkwgPSBbdSfXmdeX16TXmdedJ10KanNvbl90ZXh0ID0ganNvbi5kdW1wcyhMKQpwcmludCB0eXBlKGpzb25fdGV4dCksIGpzb25fdGV4dApqc29uX3RleHQgPSBqc29uLmR1bXBzKEwsIGVuc3VyZV9hc2NpaT1GYWxzZSkKcHJpbnQgdHlwZShqc29uX3RleHQpLCBqc29uX3RleHQuZW5jb2RlKCd1dGYtOCcp