\section{Standard Module \sectcode{base64}}
\label{module-base64}
\stmodindex{base64}
+\indexii{base-64}{encoding}
+\index{RFC!1421}
+\index{MIME!base 64 encoding}
This module perform base-64 encoding and decoding of arbitrary binary
strings into text strings that can be safely emailed or posted. The
output produced by the \file{uuencode} program. For example, the
string \code{'www.python.org'} is encoded as the string
\code{'d3d3LnB5dGhvbi5vcmc=\e n'}.
-\indexii{base-64}{encoding}
-\indexii{RFC}{1421}
-\index{MIME, base 64 encoding}
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module base64)}
-\begin{funcdesc}{decode}{input\, output}
+\begin{funcdesc}{decode}{input, output}
Decode the contents of the \var{input} file and write the resulting
binary data to the \var{output} file.
\var{input} and \var{output} must either be file objects or objects that
binary data.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{encode}{input\, output}
+\begin{funcdesc}{encode}{input, output}
Encode the contents of the \var{input} file and write the resulting
base-64 encoded data to the \var{output} file.
\var{input} and \var{output} must either be file objects or objects that
\section{Standard Module \sectcode{base64}}
\label{module-base64}
\stmodindex{base64}
+\indexii{base-64}{encoding}
+\index{RFC!1421}
+\index{MIME!base 64 encoding}
This module perform base-64 encoding and decoding of arbitrary binary
strings into text strings that can be safely emailed or posted. The
output produced by the \file{uuencode} program. For example, the
string \code{'www.python.org'} is encoded as the string
\code{'d3d3LnB5dGhvbi5vcmc=\e n'}.
-\indexii{base-64}{encoding}
-\indexii{RFC}{1421}
-\index{MIME, base 64 encoding}
\renewcommand{\indexsubitem}{(in module base64)}
-\begin{funcdesc}{decode}{input\, output}
+\begin{funcdesc}{decode}{input, output}
Decode the contents of the \var{input} file and write the resulting
binary data to the \var{output} file.
\var{input} and \var{output} must either be file objects or objects that
binary data.
\end{funcdesc}
-\begin{funcdesc}{encode}{input\, output}
+\begin{funcdesc}{encode}{input, output}
Encode the contents of the \var{input} file and write the resulting
base-64 encoded data to the \var{output} file.
\var{input} and \var{output} must either be file objects or objects that