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+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# libolm python bindings
+# Copyright © 2015-2017 OpenMarket Ltd
+# Copyright © 2018 Damir Jelić <poljar@termina.org.uk>
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from builtins import bytes, str
+from typing import AnyStr
+
+try:
+    import secrets
+    URANDOM = secrets.token_bytes  # pragma: no cover
+except ImportError:  # pragma: no cover
+    from os import urandom
+    URANDOM = urandom  # type: ignore
+
+
+def to_bytearray(string):
+    # type: (AnyStr) -> bytes
+    if isinstance(string, bytes):
+        return bytearray(string)
+    elif isinstance(string, str):
+        return bytearray(string, "utf-8")
+
+    raise TypeError("Invalid type {}".format(type(string)))
+
+
+def to_bytes(string):
+    # type: (AnyStr) -> bytes
+    if isinstance(string, bytes):
+        return string
+    elif isinstance(string, str):
+        return bytes(string, "utf-8")
+
+    raise TypeError("Invalid type {}".format(type(string)))