def _encode(s, encoding=None, errors=None):
    """Encodes *s*."""
    if encoding is None:
        encoding = ENCODING
    if errors is None:
        errors = ENCODING_ERRORS
    return s.encode(encoding, errors) if isinstance(s, unicode) else s
def _encode ( s , encoding = None , errors = None ) : if encoding is None : encoding = ENCODING if errors is None : errors = ENCODING_ERRORS return s . encode ( encoding , errors ) if isinstance ( s , unicode ) else s
Encodes *s*.