def ensure_binary(s, encoding='utf-8', errors='strict'):
    """Coerce **s** to six.binary_type.

    For Python 2:
      - `unicode` -> encoded to `str`
      - `str` -> `str`

    For Python 3:
      - `str` -> encoded to `bytes`
      - `bytes` -> `bytes`
    """
    if isinstance(s, binary_type):
        return s
    if isinstance(s, text_type):
        return s.encode(encoding, errors)
    raise TypeError("not expecting type '%s'" % type(s))
Coerce **s** to six.binary_type.

    For Python 2:
      - `unicode` -> encoded to `str`
      - `str` -> `str`

    For Python 3:
      - `str` -> encoded to `bytes`
      - `bytes` -> `bytes`
    
kafka/vendor/six.py