code: def as_str(bytes_or_text, encoding="utf-8"):
      return as_text(bytes_or_text, encoding)
  
file_path: tensorflow/tensorflow/python/util/compat.py
imports: import codecs
  import collections.abc
  import numbers
  import numpy
  from tensorflow.python.util.tf_export import tf_export
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling a global function with example usage: as_str(bytes_or_text, encoding) and returns: as_text