parameters: (self, input, errors='strict')
docstring: Encodes the object input and returns a tuple (output
              object, length consumed).
  
              errors defines the error handling to apply. It defaults to
              'strict' handling.
  
              The method may not store state in the Codec instance. Use
              StreamWriter for codecs which have to keep state in order to
              make encoding efficient.
  
              The encoder must be able to handle zero length input and
              return an empty object of the output object type in this
              situation.
docstring_summary: Encodes the object input and returns a tuple (output
              object, length consumed).
docstring_tokens: Encodes the object input and returns a tuple ( output object length consumed ) .
function: def encode(self, input, errors='strict'):
  
          """ Encodes the object input and returns a tuple (output
              object, length consumed).
  
              errors defines the error handling to apply. It defaults to
              'strict' handling.
  
              The method may not store state in the Codec instance. Use
              StreamWriter for codecs which have to keep state in order to
              make encoding efficient.
  
              The encoder must be able to handle zero length input and
              return an empty object of the output object type in this
              situation.
  
          """
          raise NotImplementedError
function_tokens: def encode ( self , input , errors = 'strict' ) : raise NotImplementedError