STY: Refactor b_ (py-pdf#2772)

pubpub-zz · Aug 7, 2024 · 5abd590 · 5abd590
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diff --git a/pypdf/_utils.py b/pypdf/_utils.py
@@ -347,14 +347,11 @@ def b_(s: Union[str, bytes]) -> bytes:
         return bc[s]
     try:
         r = s.encode("latin-1")
-        if len(s) < 2:
-            bc[s] = r
-        return r
-    except Exception:
+    except UnicodeEncodeError:
         r = s.encode("utf-8")
-        if len(s) < 2:
-            bc[s] = r
-        return r
+    if len(s) < 2:
+        bc[s] = r
+    return r
 
 
 def str_(b: Any) -> str: