Python encoded encode () and the decoded decode ()

. 1  Print ( ' which is coded ' .encode ( ' UTF-. 8 ' ))   # result B '\ xe8 \ XBF \ X99 \ XE6 \ X98 \ XAF \ XE7 \ XBC \ X96 \ XE7 \ XA0 \ X81' 
2  Print ( ' this is coded ' .encode ( ' GBK ' ))   # result B '\ XD5 \ XE2 \ XCA \ xc7 \ of xb1 \ xe0 \ XC2 \ XEB' 
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. 4  Print (B ' \ xe8 \ XBF \ X99 \ XE6 \ X98 \ XAF \ XE7 \ XBC \ X96 \ XE7 \ XA0 \ X81 ' .decode ( ' UTF-. 8 ' ))   # result' which is coded ' 
. 5  Print (B '\ XD5 \ XE2 \ XCA \ xc7 \ of xb1 \ xe0 \ XC2 \ XEB ' .decode ( ' GBK ' ))   # result' which is decoded '