Describes the use of the Decode () method in Python

This article mainly introduces the use of the Decode () method in Python, which is the basic knowledge that must be mastered in Python's introductory study, and can be consulted by friends.

The decode () method decodes using the string of the encoding codec that is registered. It defaults to the default string encoding.

Grammar

The following is the syntax for the Decode () method:

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1	Str.decode (encoding= ' UTF-8 ', errors= ' strict ')

Parameters

Encoding-This is the encoding used. For a list of all encoding schemes, please visit: Standard Code Library

Errors-This may be given a different error-handling mechanism. The default error is "Strict", that is, the coding error is presented unicodeerror. Other possible values are ignore ', ' replace ', ' xmlcharrefreplace ', ' backslashreplace ' and through Codecs.register_error (). Any other name registered.

return value

The decoded version of the string returned by this method.

Example

The following example shows the use of the Decode () method.

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#!/usr/bin/python str = "This is string Example....wow!!!";   str = str.encode (' base64 ', ' strict '); Print "encoded String:" + str; Print "decoded String:" + str.decode (' base64 ', ' strict ')

When we run the above program, it produces the following results:

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Encoded string:dghpcybpcybzdhjpbmcgzxhhbxbszs4uli53b3chise= decoded string:this is String example....wow!!!