Why does Python output a string and a unicode of the same value differently?

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Published on 2010-05-06T15:03:59Z Indexed on 2010/05/06 15:08 UTC
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I'm using Python 2.6.5 and when I run the following in the Python shell, I get:

>>> print u'Andr\xc3\xa9'
AndrÃ©
>>> print 'Andr\xc3\xa9'
André
>>>

What's the explanation for the above? Given u'Andr\xc3\xa9', how can I display the above value properly in an html page so that it shows André instead of AndrÃ©?

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