base64 — Expert Examples
Encode/decode binary data as base64/base32/base16 text
base64 deep dive
Implementation details and performance considerations.
python
# base64 internals import base64 import sys mod = base64 print(f"Module: {mod.__name__}") print(f"File: {getattr(mod, '__file__', 'built-in')}") print(f"Package: {getattr(mod, '__package__', 'N/A')}") print(f"Size in modules: {sys.getsizeof(mod)} bytes")
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