# Overview

**`str()`** is a Python function that converts a given value into a string.

## Syntax
```
str(object, encoding=encoding, errors=errors)  
```
## Parameters

- **`object`**: This is the object whose string representation will be returned.

- **`encoding`**: It represents the encoding of the object. The default value UTF-8 is used if it is not specified.

- **`errors`**: This results from a failed decoding attempt.

## Return value
The `str()` function returns the string representation of the given object.

## Code example
The following code shows how to use the `str()` function in Python:

# create a variable
num = 50
# store the value
result = str(num)
print(result, type(result))

## Code explanation

- Line 2: We create a variable named `num`.
- Line 4: We use the `str()` to convert the value to a string and then assign the result to a new variable named `result`.
- Line 6: The result with its type is displayed.


How to use the str() function in Python

The str() function in Python converts objects into strings with optional encoding and error handling.