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RFC 3548: Base16, Base32, Base64 Data Encodings

Dependencies

This driver depends on:

• Adafruit CircuitPython <https://github.com/adafruit/circuitpython>_
• Adafruit CircuitPython BinAscii <https://github.com/adafruit/Adafruit_CircuitPython_binascii>_

Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle <https://circuitpython.org/libraries>_.

Installing from PyPI

On supported GNU/Linux systems like the Raspberry Pi, you can install the driver locally from PyPI <https://pypi.org/project/circuitpython-base64/>_. To install for current user:

.. code-block:: shell

pip3 install circuitpython-base64

To install system-wide (this may be required in some cases):

.. code-block:: shell

sudo pip3 install circuitpython-base64

To install in a virtual environment in your current project:

.. code-block:: shell

mkdir project-name && cd project-name
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip3 install circuitpython-base64

Usage Example

Base64 encode a byte string.

.. code-block:: python

encoded = base64.encodebytes(bytes_to_encode)

Decode a base64 encoded string to bytes.

.. code-block:: python

decoded = base64.decodebytes(string_to_decode)

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct <https://github.com/jimbobbennett/CircuitPython_base64/blob/master/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md>_ before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.

Documentation

For information on building library documentation, please check out this guide <https://learn.adafruit.com/creating-and-sharing-a-circuitpython-library/sharing-our-docs-on-readthedocs#sphinx-5-1>_.