pythong replacementer

some.py

#!/bin/python
import re

remappings = {
	'\U0001F600': 'GRINNING FACE',
	'\U0001F601': 'GRINNING FACE WITH SMILING EYES',
	# and many more
}

def repl(m):
	try:
		return remappings[m.group(0)]
	except KeyError:
		return ''

text = 'Sphynx of black quartz, judge my vow \U0001F601'
print(text)
print(re.sub(r'[\U0001F600-\U0001F64F]', repl, text))