diff --git a/lib/utils/__init__.py b/lib/utils/__init__.py
index c50c88ce..9d68e75e 100644
--- a/lib/utils/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/utils/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import re
+import unicodedata
 
 def __init__():
     pass
@@ -22,3 +23,18 @@ def QuoteForPOSIX(string):
     '''
     
     return "\\'".join(["'" + p + "'" for p in string.split("'")])
+
+
+def suppression_diacritics(s):
+    """source : http://wikipython.flibuste.net/moin.py/JouerAvecUnicode#head-1213938516c633958921591439c33d202244e2f4
+    """
+    def remove(char):
+        deco = unicodedata.decomposition(char)
+        if deco:
+            return unichr(int(deco.split()[0],16))
+        return char
+    return ''.join([remove(a) for a in s])
+
+supprimer_accents = suppression_diacritics
+desaccentuer = suppression_diacritics
+