Micropython strings

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Using Micropython sockets I received a message which contained the following string:

b'xxx/yyy'

I don't know how the "b" got there, or what it is !!!

I can also enter this using an input statement

    x = input('Enter:')
>>> b'xxx/yyy'
    print(x)
>>> b'xxx/yyy'
    print (len(x))
>>> 7
    L = []
    L = x.split('/')
>>> TypeError: can't convert 'str' object to str implicitly

There must be a simple explanation to this, but I can not see it.

Is this some new type of variable ???

The b before the string shows that it is a byte string. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6224052/what-is-the-difference-between-a-string-and-a-byte-string — Gary Bake, Jan 14 '17 at 08:36
Possible duplicate of [What does a b prefix before a python string mean?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2592764/what-does-a-b-prefix-before-a-python-string-mean) — larsks, Nov 11 '17 at 22:41

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 18 '19 at 12:03

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It states that it is a utf-8 decoded string enclosed in a bytearray!!

answered Mar 18 '19 at 12:03

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 07 '20 at 17:01

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You need to convert this value. So instead of:

print(x)

try

print(x.decode('utf-8'))

answered Jan 07 '20 at 17:01

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