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+src
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diff --git a/src/tests/tests_compatibility/__init__.py b/src/tests/tests_compatibility/__init__.py
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diff --git a/src/tests/tests_compatibility/utils.py b/src/tests/tests_compatibility/utils.py
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+'''
+Encoded Methods
+'''
+
+def encoded_string(instance):
+    return instance.encode('raw_unicode_escape')
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