bits = bytes(0b110) print(bits) # prints '0x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\0x00' # bits = bytes((0b110,)) bits = bytearray(b'\x06') print(bits) # prints "b'\x06'" bits = bytes('☺', encoding='utf-8') print(bits) # print "b'\xe2\x98\xba'"