test = [[(u'hello',), (u'hello',)], [(u'hello',)]]
for i, part_i in enumerate(test):
for j, part_j in enumerate(part_i):
test[i][j] = str(part_j[0])
Or, if you prefer the one-line version:
test = [[(u'hello',), (u'hello',)], [(u'hello',)]]
result = [[str(j[0]) for j in i] for i in test]
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