docs: def to_unicode(self, s):
          """Convert an elementary datatype to unicode.
  
          Args:
              s: the datatype to be unicoded.
  
          Returns:
              Unicoded data.
          """
  
          # Fixme: This is total horseshit
          if isinstance(s, unicode):
              return s
          if isinstance(s, str):
              return unicode(s, errors='ignore')
  
          # Just return the original object
          return s