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Python: str() function

str() function

The str() function is used to convert the specified value into a string.

Version

(Python 3.2.5)

Syntax:

str(object='')
str(object=b'', encoding='utf-8', errors='strict')

Parameter:

Name Description
object Any object.
encoding

The encoding of the given object. Default is UTF-8.

errors

Specifies what to do if the decoding fails.

Return value:

A string.

Example: Python str() function

print(str(15))

Output:

15

Example: Python str() function

# bytes
x = bytes('cöde', encoding='utf-8')

print(str(x, encoding='ascii', errors='ignore'))

Output:

cde

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