base64
Stdlib — SerializationPython 2.0+Intermediate
Encode/decode binary data as base64/base32/base16 text
Quick Info
- Documentation
- Official Docs
- Python Version
- 2.0+
- Dependencies
- None — Python Standard Library
- Install
Included with Python
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Quick Example
python
import base64 # Encode original = b"Hello, Python!" encoded = base64.b64encode(original) print(f"Encoded: {encoded}") # Decode decoded = base64.b64decode(encoded) print(f"Decoded: {decoded}")
The base64 module is part of Python's standard library. Encode/decode binary data as base64/base32/base16 text.
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stdlibserializationdata-format