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 #### `encode(iterable, precision=5, third_dim=ABSENT, third_dim_precision=0)`
 
 Encodes a list (or iterator) of coordinates to the corresponding string representation. See the optional parameters below for further customization. Coordinate order is `(lat, lng[, third_dim])`.
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 **Optional parameters**