+def actually_bytes(stringy):
+ if PY_3_OR_HIGHER:
+ if type(stringy) == bytes:
+ pass
+ elif type(stringy) != str:
+ stringy = str(stringy)
+ if type(stringy) == str:
+ stringy = stringy.encode("utf-8")
+ else:
+ if type(stringy) == str:
+ pass
+ elif type(stringy) != unicode:
+ stringy = str(stringy)
+ if type(stringy) == unicode:
+ stringy = stringy.encode("utf-8")
+ return stringy