Python String encode() Method
❮ String
Methods
Example
UTF-8 encode the string:
txt = "My name is Ståle"
x = txt.encode()
print(x)
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Definition and Usage
The encode() method encodes the string,
using the specified encoding. If no encoding is specified, UTF-8 will be used.
Syntax
string.encode(encoding=encoding, errors=errors)
Parameter Values
| Parameter |
Description |
| encoding |
Optional. A String specifying the encoding to use. Default is UTF-8 |
| errors |
Optional. A String specifying the error method. Legal values are:
'backslashreplace' |
- uses a backslash instead of the character that could not be encoded |
'ignore' |
- ignores the characters that cannot be encoded |
'namereplace' |
- replaces the character with a text explaining the character |
'strict' |
- Default, raises an error on failure |
'replace' |
- replaces the character with a questionmark |
'xmlcharrefreplace' |
- replaces the character with an xml character |
|
More Examples
Example
These examples uses ascii encoding, and a character that cannot be encoded,
showing the result with different errors:
txt = "My name is Ståle"
print(txt.encode(encoding="ascii",errors="backslashreplace"))
print(txt.encode(encoding="ascii",errors="ignore"))
print(txt.encode(encoding="ascii",errors="namereplace"))
print(txt.encode(encoding="ascii",errors="replace"))
print(txt.encode(encoding="ascii",errors="xmlcharrefreplace"))
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❮ String
Methods