Chilkat2-Python

Base64 Encode/Decode a String

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_LANGUAGE_ example to base-64 encode and decode a string. Chilkat2-Python

import chilkat2

success = False

bd = chilkat2.BinData()

s = "A friend called me up the other day and talked about investing in a dot-com that sells lobsters. Internet lobsters. Where will this end? --Donald Trump"

success = bd.AppendString(s,"utf-8")

strBase64 = bd.GetEncoded("base64")
print(strBase64)

# To decode:
bd2 = chilkat2.BinData()
bd2.AppendEncoded(strBase64,"base64")

decoded = bd2.GetString("utf-8")
print(decoded)