tf.compat:
In addition to the functions below, as_str converts an object to a str.
as_bytes(…): Converts either bytes or unicode to bytes, using utf-8 encoding for text.
as_str(…): 转换bytes 或者 unicode 为 bytes, 文本用 utf-8 编码。
as_str_any(…): Converts to str as str(value), but use as_str for bytes.
as_text(…): 转换为 unicode string.
Other Members
bytes_or_text_types
complex_types
integral_types
real_types