Detecting empty string when decoding byte array into unicode? (Python) -

Detecting empty string when decoding byte array into unicode? (Python) -

i'm trying read array of bytes character character , decode unicode string, below:

current_character = byte_array[0:1].decode("utf-8")

for each character, i'm trying check whether result of .decode("utf-8") equals empty string, can't seem able observe this. when print out result of decoding, empty string. how translate detection code?

i've tried:

if not current_character if current_character u""

but both don't work. suggestions?

try this:

if current_character == '': print('empty string')

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