How to convert 'binary string' to normal string in Python3?
binary, python, python-3.x, string
Solution
Decode it.
>>> b'a string'.decode('ascii')
'a string'
To get bytes from string, encode it.
>>> 'a string'.encode('ascii')
b'a string'
Problem
For example, I have a string like this(return value of `subprocess.check_output`): ``` >>> b'a string' b'a string' ``` Whatever I did to it, it is always printed with the annoying `b'` before the string: ``` >>> print(b'a string') b'a string' >>> print(str(b'a string')) b'a string' ``` Does anyone have any ideas about how to use it as a normal string or convert it into a normal string?