Would you like to learn how to encode Base64 using Python? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to encode and decode using Python on a computer running Linux.

• Ubuntu 20
• Ubuntu 19
• Ubuntu 18
• Python 3.8.5
• Python 2.7.18

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Tutorial Python – Encoding a text using Base64

Encode a text using Base64.

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Here is the output:

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Decode a text using Base64.

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Here is the output:

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Congratulations! You are able to encrypt a text using Python.

Tutorial Python – Encoding a binary using Base64

Encode a binary using Base64.

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Here is the output:

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Decode a binary using Base64.

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In our example, a new PNG image named MYIMAGE will be created.

Congratulations! You are able to encode binary data using Python.