Python String encode() Method
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Python String encode()
The encode() method returns an encoded version of the string.
Default encoding is 'utf-8'.
Example
Python Compiler
txt = "Learn pythön!"
x = txt.encode()
print(x)
Output
b'Learn pyth\xc3\xb6n!'
Syntax
txt.encode(encoding, errors)
Parameter Values
| Value | Type | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| encoding | Optional | Specifies the encoding to use. Default value is 'utf-8'. |
| errors | Optional | Specifies the error method. Possible values are:
|
Return Value
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Number | Returns an encoded version of the string. |
More Example
In the following example, we use "ascii" as an encoding value and all types of errors as an error method.
Example
Python Compiler
txt = "Learn pythön!"
print(txt.encode("ascii", "backslashreplace"))
print(txt.encode("ascii", "ignore"))
print(txt.encode("ascii", "namereplace"))
print(txt.encode("ascii", "replace"))
print(txt.encode("ascii", "xmlcharrefreplace"))
Output
b'Learn pyth\\xf6n!'
b'Learn pythn!'
b'Learn pyth\\N{LATIN SMALL LETTER O WITH DIAERESIS}n!'
b'Learn pyth?n!'
b'Learn pythön!'
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