def encode(s, storage=BIT_STORAGE, alpha=ALPHABET, char_func=unichr):
"""
Accepts any string/bytes. You can override the storage and alpha
keywords to change to another language set and storage mechanism
Returns a list of encoded bits.
"""
n = s
buf = ''
while len(n) > 0:
b = n[:storage]
n = n[storage:]
d = 11 - len(b)
for i in range(d):
b += '\0'
bs = BitString(data=b)
for i in range(8):
v = bs.readbits(storage).uint
buf += char_func(alpha[v])
return buf.rstrip(char_func(alpha[0]))
