bytes()

Built-in FunctionPython 2.0+Intermediate

Creates an immutable sequence of bytes

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Documentation
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Python Version
2.0+

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Quick Example

python
b = bytes([72, 101, 108, 108, 111])
print(b)
print(bytes("hello", "utf-8"))

bytes() is a built-in function that creates an immutable sequence of bytes.

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builtinfunctioncoredatatypebinaryimmutable

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