Representing binary data with bytes in Python

In Python, strings are used to represent text and 'bytes' are used to represent binary data. If you end up with bytes that representing text, you can decode them to get a string instead.

00:00 Creating bytes objects in Python
00:33 Strings represent text, bytes objects represent binary data
01:11 Where are bytes objects used in Python?
02:08 Hashability makes dictionaries and sets fast
03:01 Summary