console_input_utf8.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
# ====================================================================
# test input example: abc\u00c5xyz
# ====================================================================

import ast

while True:
    
    x = input('enter: ')

    x = x.strip()

    if not x: break

    if x.find('"') > -1:
        print('\'"\' is not allowed in input. Change the input or the code.')
        continue

    y = ast.literal_eval('"' + x + '"')

    print(y)