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Fixed #4814 -- Fixed some whitespace issues in tutorial01, thanks John Shaffer. 

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.. admonition:: Why ``__unicode__()`` and not ``__str__()``? .. admonition:: Why ``__unicode__()`` and not ``__str__()``?
If you're familiar with Python, you might be in the habit of adding If you're familiar with Python, you might be in the habit of adding
``__str__()`` methods to your classes, not ``__unicode__()`` methods. ``__str__()`` methods to your classes, not ``__unicode__()`` methods.
We use ``__unicode__()`` here because Django models deal with Unicode by We use ``__unicode__()`` here because Django models deal with Unicode by
default. All data stored in your database is converted to Unicode when it's default. All data stored in your database is converted to Unicode when it's
returned. returned.
Django models have a default ``__str__()`` method that calls ``__unicode__()`` Django models have a default ``__str__()`` method that calls
and converts the result to a UTF-8 bytestring. This means that ``unicode(p)`` ``__unicode__()`` and converts the result to a UTF-8 bytestring. This means
will return a Unicode string, and ``str(p)`` will return a normal string, that ``unicode(p)`` will return a Unicode string, and ``str(p)`` will return
with characters encoded as UTF-8. a normal string, with characters encoded as UTF-8.
If all of this is jibberish to you, just remember to add ``__unicode__()`` If all of this is jibberish to you, just remember to add ``__unicode__()``
methods to your models. With any luck, things should Just Work for you. methods to your models. With any luck, things should Just Work for you.
Note these are normal Python methods. Let's add a custom method, just for Note these are normal Python methods. Let's add a custom method, just for
demonstration:: demonstration::