Function: base64.decode

Decodes given Base64-encoded string to bytes.

The carriage return (\r) and newline (\n) characters in the input are ignored.

Arguments

Arguments
`data`	`string` The input to be decoded.
`padding`	`boolean` Specifies whether the input should be expected to be aligned to a multiple of 4 bytes, using a padding character (default: `true`).

data

string

The input to be decoded.

padding

boolean

Specifies whether the input should be expected to be aligned to a multiple of 4 bytes, using a padding character (default: true).

The decoded bytes.

Exceptions
`ValueError`	If characters outside of the Base64 alphabet are encountered, or if `padding == true` and the input is not aligned to a multiple of 4 bytes.

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Last updated 2024-04-24 UTC.