Python String encode() Method

Example

UTF-8 encode the string:

txt = "My name is Ståle"

x = txt.encode()

print(x)

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