Python encode() Method
Python StringsDescription
The Python encode() method encodes the string withencodingthe specified encoding format. The errors parameter can specify different error handling schemes.
Syntax
encode() method syntax:
str.encode(encoding='UTF-8',errors='strict')
Parameters
- encoding -- The encoding to use, such as "UTF-8".
- errors -- Sets the handling scheme for different errors. The default is 'strict', meaning that encoding errors cause a UnicodeError. Other possible values include 'ignore', 'replace', 'xmlcharrefreplace', 'backslashreplace', and any value registered via codecs.register_error().
Return Value
This method returns the encoded string.
Example
The following example demonstrates the encode() method:
Example
#!/usr/bin/python
str = "this is string example....wow!!!";
print "Encoded String: " + str.encode('base64','strict')
str = "this is string example....wow!!!";
print "Encoded String: " + str.encode('base64','strict')
The output of the above example is:
Encoded String: dGhpcyBpcyBzdHJpbmcgZXhhbXBsZS4uLi53b3chISE=
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