Python 3 : Convert string to bytes

Code snippets to show you how to convert string to bytes and vice versa.

1. To convert a string to bytes.

data = ""           #string
data = "".encode()  #bytes
data = b""          #bytes

To convert bytes to a String.

data = b""          #bytes
data = b"".decode() #string
data = str(b"")     #string

P.S Tested with Python 3.4.3