def decode_argument(self, value, name=None):
        """Decodes an argument from the request.

        The argument has been percent-decoded and is now a byte string.
        By default, this method decodes the argument as utf-8 and returns
        a unicode string, but this may be overridden in subclasses.

        This method is used as a filter for both `get_argument()` and for
        values extracted from the url and passed to `get()`/`post()`/etc.

        The name of the argument is provided if known, but may be None
        (e.g. for unnamed groups in the url regex).
        """
        try:
            return _unicode(value)
        except UnicodeDecodeError:
            raise HTTPError(400, "Invalid unicode in %s: %r" %
                            (name or "url", value[:40]))
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