# `bytes`

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See the Python documentation entries for the [binary sequence types][docs-binary-sequence-types], of which [`bytes`][docs-bytes-type] is the [immutable][immutability] member. You'll also want to familiarize yourself with the use of [`bytes` as a casting function][docs-bytes-as-function], as well as the many [common binary sequence methods][docs-binary-sequence-methods] available to use on the type.

[immutable]: https://github.com/exercism/v3/blob/main/reference/concepts/immutability.md
[docs-binary-sequence-types]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#binaryseq
[docs-bytes-type]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#typebytes
[docs-bytes-as-function]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#bytes
[docs-binary-sequence-methods]: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#bytes-methods
