+ def encode(v):
+ return v.encode(encoding) if isinstance(v, compat_basestring) else v
+ return dict((encode(k), encode(v)) for k, v in d.items())
+
+
+def dict_get(d, key_or_keys, default=None, skip_false_values=True):
+ if isinstance(key_or_keys, (list, tuple)):
+ for key in key_or_keys:
+ if key not in d or d[key] is None or skip_false_values and not d[key]:
+ continue
+ return d[key]
+ return default
+ return d.get(key_or_keys, default)
+
+
+def encode_compat_str(string, encoding=preferredencoding(), errors='strict'):
+ return string if isinstance(string, compat_str) else compat_str(string, encoding, errors)