How to convert string to bytes?

[svend]

How to convert string to bytes?

s: "a string"
b: bytes
b: s

_|_ // b: conflicting values bytes and "a string" (mismatched types bytes and string)

[svend]

Answer from @mpvl on Slack:

Use interpolation:

s: "a string"
b: bytes
b: '\(s)'

s: "a string"
b: 'a string'

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