Python’s encode and decode Methods

The encode() method returns an encoded string. Strings preserved as Unicode after Python 3.0. python encode utf-8 use if no encoding is defined.

The syntax of the method is: str.encode(encoding=’UTF-8′,errors=’strict’)

Below is the python program to demonstrate the encode() function:

# Python program to demonstrate the 
# use of encode() function
import base64
string = 'Technology Motivator'
data = base64.b64encode(string.encode())
print(data)

When we run above the program, the outcome is as follows:

Output : b'VGVjaG5vbG9neSBNb3RpdmF0b3I='

The decode() method decode utf-8 the string by utilizing the encoding codec. It works opposite to the encode.

The syntax of the method is: str.decode(encoding='UTF-8',errors='strict')

Below is the python program to demonstrate the decode() function:

# Python program to demonstrate the 
# use of decode() function
import base64
data = b'VGVjaG5vbG9neSBNb3RpdmF0b3I='
data = base64.b64decode(data.decode())
print(data)

When we run above the program, the outcome is as follows:

b'Technology Motivator'

Below are several other functions that we can use to work with string in Python 3