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base64

Base64 encoding and decoding.

Functions

encode data

Encodes a string or binary value using standard RFC 4648 base64 with padding.

Parameters

Name Type Description
data Str|Bin data to encode

Returns

Str - Base64 text

assert_eq (encode "") ""
assert_eq (encode "hello") "aGVsbG8="
assert_eq (encode b"hello") "aGVsbG8="
assert_eq (encode b"\x00\x01\x02") "AAEC"

decode text

Decodes standard RFC 4648 base64 text with padding and returns the raw bytes.

Parameters

Name Type Description
text Str base64 text to decode

Returns

Bin - Decoded bytes

Errors

Exception Condition
TypeError text is not a string
ValueError The input is not valid base64 
assert_eq (decode "aGVsbG8=") b"hello"
assert_eq (decode $ encode "hello") b"hello"
assert_eq (decode $ encode b"\x00\x01\x02") b"\x00\x01\x02"