(string, encoding='ascii')
return out
Given a string object, regardless of type, returns a representation of that
    string in the native string type, encoding and decoding where necessary.
    This assumes ASCII unless told otherwise.
Given a string object, regardless of type, returns a representation of that
    string in the native string type, encoding and decoding where necessary.
    This assumes ASCII unless told otherwise.
Given a string object regardless of type returns a representation of that string in the native string type encoding and decoding where necessary . This assumes ASCII unless told otherwise .
def to_native_string(string, encoding='ascii'):
    """
    Given a string object, regardless of type, returns a representation of that
    string in the native string type, encoding and decoding where necessary.
    This assumes ASCII unless told otherwise.
    """
    out = None

    if isinstance(string, builtin_str):
        out = string
    else:
        if is_py2:
            out = string.encode(encoding)
        else:
            out = string.decode(encoding)

    return out
def to_native_string ( string , encoding = 'ascii' ) : out = None if isinstance ( string , builtin_str ) : out = string else : if is_py2 : out = string . encode ( encoding ) else : out = string . decode ( encoding ) return out