search
Search
Login
Unlock 100+ guides
menu
menu
web
search toc
close
Comments
Log in or sign up
Cancel
Post
account_circle
Profile
exit_to_app
Sign out
What does this mean?
Why is this true?
Give me some examples!
search
keyboard_voice
close
Searching Tips
Search for a recipe:
"Creating a table in MySQL"
Search for an API documentation: "@append"
Search for code: "!dataframe"
Apply a tag filter: "#python"
Useful Shortcuts
/ to open search panel
Esc to close search panel
to navigate between search results
d to clear all current filters
Enter to expand content preview
icon_star
Doc Search
icon_star
Code Search Beta
SORRY NOTHING FOUND!
mic
Start speaking...
Voice search is only supported in Safari and Chrome.
Navigate to

Python String | encode method

schedule Aug 11, 2023
Last updated
local_offer
Python
Tags
mode_heat
Master the mathematics behind data science with 100+ top-tier guides
Start your free 7-days trial now!

Python's str.encode(~) method encodes the string with the specified encoding. The default is to encode using UTF-8.

Parameters

1. encoding | encoding type | optional

The type of encoding to use. Default is UTF-8.

2. errorslink | error method | optional

Specifies how to handle errors. Default is strict.

Type

Description

strict

Raise UnicodeError upon encoding failure.

ignore

Ignore the malformed data and continue without further notice.

replace

Replace with a suitable replacement marker; for encoding this is '?'

xmlcharrefreplace

Replace with the appropriate XML character reference.

backslashreplace

Replace with backslashed escape sequences.

namereplace

Replace with \N{...} escape sequences.

Return value

Encoded version of the string as a bytes object.

Examples

Encoding parameter

To encode 'marché' using UTF-8:

x = 'marché'
x.encode()
b'march\xc3\xa9'

The UTF-8 encoding for é is represented as \xc3\xa9 where \x indicates hexadecimal representation.

Errors parameter

To encode 'marché' using ascii encoding and 'replace' error method:

y = 'marché'
y.encode('ascii','replace')
b'march?'

It is not possible to represent é in ASCII hence '?' replacement marker is used instead of raising an error.

To encode 'marché' using ascii encoding and 'strict' error method (default):

z = 'marché'
z.encode('ascii')
UnicodeEncodeError: 'ascii' codec can't encode character '\xe9' in position 5

A UnicodeEncodeError is raised as it is not possible to represent é in ASCII.

robocat
Published by Isshin Inada
Edited by 0 others
Did you find this page useful?
thumb_up
thumb_down
Comment
Citation
Ask a question or leave a feedback...
thumb_up
0
thumb_down
0
chat_bubble_outline
0
settings
Enjoy our search
Hit / to insta-search docs and recipes!