.. _redundant-u-string-prefix:

redundant-u-string-prefix / W1406
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**Message emitted:**

The u prefix for strings is no longer necessary in Python >=3.0

**Description:**

*Used when we detect a string with a u prefix. These prefixes were necessary in Python 2 to indicate a string was Unicode, but since Python 3.0 strings are Unicode by default.*






Created by ``string`` checker