from PySide import QtCore

class TestStuff(QtCore.QObject):
    testsig = QtCore.Signal(str)
    
    def a_nop(self, sendMeAnEmoji):
        print(sendMeAnEmoji)
        return
    
    def __init__(self):
        super(TestStuff, self).__init__()
        self.testsig.connect(self.a_nop)
        self.testsig.emit("😲 ")
      
if __name__ == "__main__":
    mything = TestStuff()