diff --git a/kodierung.py b/kodierung.py
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+import sys
+
+def byteorder():
+    return sys.byteorder
+
+def standart_encoding():
+    return sys.getdefaultencoding()
+
+def standart_ausgabeencoding():
+    return sys.stdout.encoding()
+
+def string2bytes(text):
+    try:
+        bytestream = bytes(text, "utf-8")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('string2bytes: error: {}'.format(e))
+        return
+    return bytestream
+
+def bytes2string(bytes):
+    try:
+        text = str(bytes, "utf-8")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('bytes2string: error: {}'.format(e))
+        text = ''
+    return text