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Convert bytes to a string in pythonPython 3

I captured the standard output of an external program into a bytes object:

>>> from subprocess import *
>>> command_stdoutstdout = Popen(['ls', '-l'], stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0]
>>>
>>> command_stdoutstdout
b'total 0\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2\n'

I want to convert that to a normal Python string, so that I can print it like this:

>>> print(command_stdoutstdout)
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2

How do I convert the bytes object to a str with Python 3?

_{See How to convert string to bytes in Python 3 for the other way around.}

Convert bytes to a string in python 3

I captured the standard output of an external program into a bytes object:

>>> from subprocess import *
>>> command_stdout = Popen(['ls', '-l'], stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0]
>>>
>>> command_stdout
b'total 0\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2\n'

I want to convert that to a normal Python string, so that I can print it like this:

>>> print(command_stdout)
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2

How do I convert the bytes object to a str with Python 3?

_{See How to convert string to bytes in Python 3 for the other way around.}

Convert bytes to a string in Python 3

I captured the standard output of an external program into a bytes object:

>>> from subprocess import *
>>> stdout = Popen(['ls', '-l'], stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0]
>>> stdout
b'total 0\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2\n'

I want to convert that to a normal Python string, so that I can print it like this:

>>> print(stdout)
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2

How do I convert the bytes object to a str with Python 3?

_{See How to convert string to bytes in Python 3 for the other way around.}

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Convert bytes to a string in python 3

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edited Mar 8, 2023 at 17:32

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I captured the standard output of an external program into a bytes object:

>>> from subprocess import *
>>> command_stdout = Popen(['ls', '-l'], stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0]
>>>
>>> command_stdout
b'total 0\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2\n'

I want to convert that to a normal Python string, so that I can print it like this:

>>> print(command_stdout)
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2

How do I convert the bytes object to a str with Python 3 3?

_{See How to convert string to bytes in Python 3 for the other way around.}

I captured the standard output of an external program into a bytes object:

>>> from subprocess import *
>>> command_stdout = Popen(['ls', '-l'], stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0]
>>>
>>> command_stdout
b'total 0\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2\n'

I want to convert that to a normal Python string, so that I can print it like this:

>>> print(command_stdout)
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2

How do I convert the bytes object to a str with Python 3?

I captured the standard output of an external program into a bytes object:

>>> from subprocess import *
>>> command_stdout = Popen(['ls', '-l'], stdout=PIPE).communicate()[0]
>>>
>>> command_stdout
b'total 0\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1\n-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2\n'

I want to convert that to a normal Python string, so that I can print it like this:

>>> print(command_stdout)
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file1
-rw-rw-r-- 1 thomas thomas 0 Mar  3 07:03 file2

How do I convert the bytes object to a str with Python 3?

_{See How to convert string to bytes in Python 3 for the other way around.}

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edited Nov 12, 2022 at 12:19

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Fixed the weird syntax highlighting (as a result, the diff looks more extensive than it really is - use view "Side-by-side Markdown" to compare) - an alternative would be to remove the ">>>" and separate the python code from the output.

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edited Sep 19, 2022 at 17:00

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Accuracy.

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edited Jun 12, 2022 at 20:22

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Shorten a bit more. Most of this can probably be shortened even further since converting to bytes is a general problem, whereas this specific usage of process/stdout/etc does not apply most Googlers.

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