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# define a global name for whatever char type is used in the module
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ctypedef unsigned char char_type
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cdef char_type[:] _chars(s):
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    if isinstance(s, str):
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        # encode to the specific encoding used inside of the module
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        s = (<str>s).encode('utf8')
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    return s
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