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diff --git a/redis/commands/helpers.py b/redis/commands/helpers.py
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+def list_or_args(keys, args):
+    # returns a single new list combining keys and args
+    try:
+        iter(keys)
+        # a string or bytes instance can be iterated, but indicates
+        # keys wasn't passed as a list
+        if isinstance(keys, (bytes, str)):
+            keys = [keys]
+        else:
+            keys = list(keys)
+    except TypeError:
+        keys = [keys]
+    if args:
+        keys.extend(args)
+    return keys
+
+
+def nativestr(x):
+    """Return the decoded binary string, or a string, depending on type."""
+    return x.decode("utf-8", "replace") if isinstance(x, bytes) else x
+
+
+def delist(x):
+    """Given a list of binaries, return the stringified version."""
+    return [nativestr(obj) for obj in x]