[mod_python] Encoding Question

1. I download a page in PSP using urllib and now want to convert and
keep it as utf-8? What calls should I make to convert the encoding of
the page to utf8? 

2. Is this a good approach? Can I keep any pages in any languages in
this way and return them when requested in utf-8?

By the way, I have set my default encoding in Python to utf8.

Thanks,

-Jalil