TypeError: argument should be integer or bytes-like object, not 'str'

Question

i have a problem with a string. This is the code:

if x.find("Sensor")!=-1 :

The error that comes out to me is the following:

if x.find("Sensor")!=-1 :
TypeError: argument should be integer or bytes-like object, not 'str'

I think I need to convert the string to binary. Do you have any idea how to do it?

Thank you all

Seems variable x contains a byte string object. So, you should pass x.find(b"Sensor") byte string as a parameter of the find method. Your current condition will work only on a string. — Suyog Shimpi
– Suyog Shimpi, Commented Sep 15, 2021 at 10:45

U13-Forward · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-15 10:42:37Z

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It means your string is a bytes object, so try:

if x.find(b"Sensor")!=-1 :

answered Sep 15, 2021 at 10:42

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Danrley Perez Sena · Accepted Answer · 2022-04-06 13:40:44Z

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You need to check if you are analyzing a string or a byte object. If it is a byte object you just decode it, example:

element = b'Content to be searched'
string_element = element.decode('UTF-8')
string_element.find('word you are looking for')

answered Apr 6, 2022 at 13:40

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