python - How to cast string to byte like object

Question

I am trying to make a python script that encodes any file into a txt file. So far I can encode an input file into a txt file that contains the original files name, content and a sha hash for integrity checking (if you wish I can dump the code so far here). Currently, I just make a standard list and dump said list into a txt file. However, when reading from the list I get strings, but have no way of casting the string into a "byte like object", and a Google search only shows conversion (cast and convert are different) methods. Is there any way to cast the string in the way you can do str(variable)?

Also, on a side note: does "rb" include metadata, title, etc?

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