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Danil Poletavkin
Danil Poletavkin

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Answer: What is the difference between a string and a byte string?

The only thing that a computer can store is bytes.

To store anything in a computer, you must first encode it, i.e. convert it to bytes. For example:

  • If you want to store music, you must first encode it using MP3, WAV, etc.
  • If you want to store…

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