"""

    Encodes `raw_data` into a sequence of bytes using RLP.

    """

    if isinstance(raw_data, Sequence):

        if isinstance(raw_data, (bytearray, bytes)):

            return encode_bytes(raw_data)

        elif isinstance(raw_data, str):

            return encode_bytes(raw_data.encode())

        else:

            return encode_sequence(raw_data)

    elif isinstance(raw_data, (Uint, FixedUnsigned)):

        return encode(raw_data.to_be_bytes())

    elif isinstance(raw_data, bool):

        if raw_data:

            return encode_bytes(b"\x01")

        else:

            return encode_bytes(b"")

    elif is_dataclass(raw_data):

        return encode(astuple(raw_data))

    else:

        raise EncodingError(

            "RLP Encoding of type {} is not supported".format(type(raw_data))

        )

    """

    Encodes `raw_bytes`, a sequence of bytes, using RLP.

    """

    len_raw_data = len(raw_bytes)

    if len_raw_data == 1 and raw_bytes[0] < 0x80:

        return raw_bytes

    elif len_raw_data < 0x38:

        return bytes([0x80 + len_raw_data]) + raw_bytes

    else:

        # length of raw data represented as big endian bytes

        len_raw_data_as_be = Uint(len_raw_data).to_be_bytes()

        return (

            bytes([0xB7 + len(len_raw_data_as_be)])

            + len_raw_data_as_be

            + raw_bytes

        )

    """

    Encodes a list of RLP encodable objects (`raw_sequence`) using RLP.

    """

    joined_encodings = join_encodings(raw_sequence)

    len_joined_encodings = len(joined_encodings)

    if len_joined_encodings < 0x38:

        return Bytes([0xC0 + len_joined_encodings]) + joined_encodings

    else:

        len_joined_encodings_as_be = Uint(len_joined_encodings).to_be_bytes()

        return (

            Bytes([0xF7 + len(len_joined_encodings_as_be)])

            + len_joined_encodings_as_be

            + joined_encodings

        )

    """

    Obtain concatenation of rlp encoding for each item in the sequence

    raw_sequence.

    """

    return b"".join(encode(item) for item in raw_sequence)

    """

    Decodes an integer, byte sequence, or list of RLP encodable objects

    from the byte sequence `encoded_data`, using RLP.

    """

    if len(encoded_data) <= 0:

        raise DecodingError("Cannot decode empty bytestring")

    if encoded_data[0] <= 0xBF:

        # This means that the raw data is of type bytes

        return decode_to_bytes(encoded_data)

    else:

        # This means that the raw data is of type sequence

        return decode_to_sequence(encoded_data)

    """

    Decode the bytes in `encoded_data` to an object of type `cls`. `cls` can be

    a `Bytes` subclass, a dataclass, `Uint`, `U256` or `Tuple[cls]`.

    """

    decoded = decode(encoded_data)

    try:

        return 
ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:0ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:1ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:2
deserialize_to
(cls, decoded)

    except Exception as e:

        raise DecodingError(f"cannot decode into `{cls.__name__}`") from e

    pass

    pass

    """

    Convert the already decoded `value` (see [`decode`]) into an object of type

    `class_`.

    [`decode`]: ref:ethereum_rlp.rlp.decode

    """

    origin = get_origin(class_)

    while origin is Annotated:

        assert isinstance(class_, _Annotation)

        result, class_ = _deserialize_annotated(class_, value)

        if result is not None:

            return result

        origin = get_origin(class_)

    if not isinstance(class_, type):

        return _deserialize_to_annotation(class_, value)

    elif is_dataclass(class_):

        return _deserialize_to_dataclass(class_, value)

    elif issubclass(class_, (Uint, FixedUnsigned)):

        return _deserialize_to_uint(class_, value)

    elif issubclass(class_, (Bytes, FixedBytes)):

        return _deserialize_to_bytes(class_, value)

    elif class_ is bool:

        return _deserialize_to_bool(value)

    else:

        raise NotImplementedError(class_)

    assert is_dataclass(cls)

    hints = get_type_hints(cls, include_extras=True)

    target_fields = fields(cls)

    if isinstance(decoded, bytes):

        raise DecodingError(f"got `bytes` while decoding `{cls.__name__}`")

    if len(target_fields) != len(decoded):

        name = cls.__name__

        actual = len(decoded)

        expected = len(target_fields)

        raise DecodingError(

            f"`{name}` needs {expected} field(s), but got {actual} instead"

        )

    values: Dict[str, Any] = {}

    for value, target_field in zip(decoded, target_fields):

        resolved_type = hints[target_field.name]

        try:

            values[target_field.name] = 
ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:0ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:1ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:2
deserialize_to
(resolved_type, value)

        except Exception as e:

            msg = f"cannot decode field `{cls.__name__}.{target_field.name}`"

            raise DecodingError(msg) from e

    result = cls(**values)

    assert isinstance(result, cls)

    return cast(U, result)

    if value == b"":

        return False

    elif value == b"\x01":

        return True

    else:

        raise DecodingError("invalid boolean")

    if not isinstance(value, bytes):

        raise DecodingError("invalid bytes")

    try:

        return class_(value)

    except ValueError as e:

        raise DecodingError from e

    if not isinstance(decoded, bytes):

        raise DecodingError("invalid uint")

    try:

        return class_.from_be_bytes(decoded)

    except ValueError as e:

        raise DecodingError from e

    codecs = [x for x in annotation.__metadata__ if isinstance(x, With)]

    if not codecs:

        return (None, annotation.__origin__)

    if len(codecs) > 1:

        raise Exception(

            "multiple rlp.With annotations applied to the same type"

        )

    codec = codecs[0]

    result = codec._decoder(value)

    try:

        assert isinstance(

            result, annotation.__origin__  # type: ignore[arg-type]

        ), "annotated returned wrong type"

    except TypeError as e:

        # TODO: Check annotation types that don't work with `isinstance`.

        msg = f"annotation {annotation.__origin__} doesn't support isinstance"

        raise NotImplementedError(msg) from e

    return (codec._decoder(value), None)

    origin = get_origin(annotation)

    if origin in _UNION_TYPES:

        return _deserialize_to_union(annotation, value)

    elif origin in (Tuple, tuple):

        return _deserialize_to_tuple(annotation, value)

    elif origin in (List, Sequence, list):

        return _deserialize_to_list(annotation, value)

    elif origin is None:

        raise Exception(annotation)

    else:

        raise NotImplementedError(f"RLP non-type {origin!r}")

    arguments = get_args(annotation)

    successes: List[Extended] = []

    failures = []

    for argument in arguments:

        try:

            success = 
ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:0ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:1ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:2
deserialize_to
(argument, value)

        except Exception as e:

            failures.append(e)

            continue

        successes.append(success)

    if len(successes) == 1:

        return successes[0]

    elif not successes:

        raise DecodingError(f"no matching union variant\n{failures!r}")

    else:

        raise DecodingError("multiple matching union variants")

    if isinstance(values, bytes):

        raise DecodingError("invalid tuple")

    arguments = list(get_args(annotation))

    if arguments[-1] is Ellipsis:

        arguments.pop()

        fill_count = len(values) - len(arguments)

        arguments = list(arguments) + [arguments[-1]] * fill_count

    decoded = []

    for index, (argument, value) in enumerate(zip(arguments, values)):

        try:

            deserialized = 
ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:0ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:1ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:2
deserialize_to
(argument, value)

        except Exception as e:

            msg = f"cannot decode tuple element {index} of type `{argument}`"

            raise DecodingError(msg) from e

        decoded.append(deserialized)

    return tuple(decoded)

    if isinstance(values, bytes):

        raise DecodingError("invalid list")

    argument = get_args(annotation)[0]

    results = []

    for index, value in enumerate(values):

        try:

            deserialized = 
ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:0ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:1ethereum_rlp.rlp.deserialize_to:2
deserialize_to
(argument, value)

        except Exception as e:

            msg = f"cannot decode list item {index} of type `{annotation}`"

            raise DecodingError(msg) from e

        results.append(deserialized)

    return results

    """

    Decodes a rlp encoded byte stream assuming that the decoded data

    should be of type `bytes`.

    """

    if len(encoded_bytes) == 1 and encoded_bytes[0] < 0x80:

        return encoded_bytes

    elif encoded_bytes[0] <= 0xB7:

        len_raw_data = encoded_bytes[0] - 0x80

        if len_raw_data < 0:

            raise DecodingError("negative length")

        if len_raw_data >= len(encoded_bytes):

            raise DecodingError("truncated")

        raw_data = encoded_bytes[1 : 1 + len_raw_data]

        if len_raw_data == 1 and raw_data[0] < 0x80:

            raise DecodingError

        return raw_data

    else:

        # This is the index in the encoded data at which decoded data

        # starts from.

        decoded_data_start_idx = 1 + encoded_bytes[0] - 0xB7

        if decoded_data_start_idx - 1 >= len(encoded_bytes):

            raise DecodingError

        if encoded_bytes[1] == 0:

            raise DecodingError

        len_decoded_data = int(

            Uint.from_be_bytes(encoded_bytes[1:decoded_data_start_idx])

        )

        if len_decoded_data < 0x38:

            raise DecodingError

        decoded_data_end_idx = decoded_data_start_idx + int(len_decoded_data)

        if decoded_data_end_idx - 1 >= len(encoded_bytes):

            raise DecodingError

        return encoded_bytes[decoded_data_start_idx:decoded_data_end_idx]

    """

    Decodes a rlp encoded byte stream assuming that the decoded data

    should be of type `Sequence` of objects.

    """

    if encoded_sequence[0] <= 0xF7:

        len_joined_encodings = encoded_sequence[0] - 0xC0

        if len_joined_encodings >= len(encoded_sequence):

            raise DecodingError

        joined_encodings = encoded_sequence[1 : 1 + len_joined_encodings]

    else:

        joined_encodings_start_idx = 1 + encoded_sequence[0] - 0xF7

        if joined_encodings_start_idx - 1 >= len(encoded_sequence):

            raise DecodingError

        if encoded_sequence[1] == 0:

            raise DecodingError

        len_joined_encodings = int(

            Uint.from_be_bytes(encoded_sequence[1:joined_encodings_start_idx])

        )

        if len_joined_encodings < 0x38:

            raise DecodingError

        joined_encodings_end_idx = (

            joined_encodings_start_idx + len_joined_encodings

        )

        if joined_encodings_end_idx - 1 >= len(encoded_sequence):

            raise DecodingError

        joined_encodings = encoded_sequence[

            joined_encodings_start_idx:joined_encodings_end_idx

        ]

    return decode_joined_encodings(joined_encodings)

    """

    Decodes `joined_encodings`, which is a concatenation of RLP encoded

    objects.

    """

    decoded_sequence = []

    item_start_idx = 0

    while item_start_idx < len(joined_encodings):

        encoded_item_length = decode_item_length(

            joined_encodings[item_start_idx:]

        )

        if item_start_idx + encoded_item_length - 1 >= len(joined_encodings):

            raise DecodingError

        encoded_item = joined_encodings[

            item_start_idx : item_start_idx + encoded_item_length

        ]

        decoded_sequence.append(decode(encoded_item))

        item_start_idx += encoded_item_length

    return decoded_sequence

    """

    Find the length of the rlp encoding for the first object in the

    encoded sequence.

    Here `encoded_data` refers to concatenation of rlp encoding for each

    item in a sequence.

    """

    if len(encoded_data) <= 0:

        raise DecodingError

    first_rlp_byte = encoded_data[0]

    # This is the length of the big endian representation of the length of

    # rlp encoded object byte stream.

    length_length = 0

    decoded_data_length = 0

    # This occurs only when the raw_data is a single byte whose value < 128

    if first_rlp_byte < 0x80:

        # We return 1 here, as the end formula

        # 1 + length_length + decoded_data_length would be invalid for

        # this case.

        return 1

    # This occurs only when the raw_data is a byte stream with length < 56

    # and doesn't fall into the above cases

    elif first_rlp_byte <= 0xB7:

        decoded_data_length = first_rlp_byte - 0x80

    # This occurs only when the raw_data is a byte stream and doesn't fall

    # into the above cases

    elif first_rlp_byte <= 0xBF:

        length_length = first_rlp_byte - 0xB7

        if length_length >= len(encoded_data):

            raise DecodingError

        if encoded_data[1] == 0:

            raise DecodingError

        decoded_data_length = int(

            Uint.from_be_bytes(encoded_data[1 : 1 + length_length])

        )

    # This occurs only when the raw_data is a sequence of objects with

    # length(concatenation of encoding of each object) < 56

    elif first_rlp_byte <= 0xF7:

        decoded_data_length = first_rlp_byte - 0xC0

    # This occurs only when the raw_data is a sequence of objects and

    # doesn't fall into the above cases.

    elif first_rlp_byte <= 0xFF:

        length_length = first_rlp_byte - 0xF7

        if length_length >= len(encoded_data):

            raise DecodingError

        if encoded_data[1] == 0:

            raise DecodingError

        decoded_data_length = int(

            Uint.from_be_bytes(encoded_data[1 : 1 + length_length])

        )

    return 1 + length_length + decoded_data_length