From 88c38a4049ded0e1f197fec3e76be7c0c0e83d7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zackery Spytz Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:08:54 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] bpo-27846: Delete incorrect note in base64 docs (GH-5666) This note incorrectly stated that "Base64 has an expansion factor of 6 to 4" (it is actually 4 to 3). It was decided to remove the note. --- Doc/library/base64.rst | 8 -------- 1 file changed, 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/Doc/library/base64.rst b/Doc/library/base64.rst index ceecf17cba..ad9f5f58be 100644 --- a/Doc/library/base64.rst +++ b/Doc/library/base64.rst @@ -218,14 +218,6 @@ The modern interface provides: .. versionadded:: 3.4 -.. note:: - Both Base85 and Ascii85 have an expansion factor of 5 to 4 (5 Base85 or - Ascii85 characters can encode 4 binary bytes), while the better-known - Base64 has an expansion factor of 6 to 4. They are therefore more - efficient when space expensive. They differ by details such as the - character map used for encoding. - - The legacy interface: .. function:: decode(input, output) -- 2.40.0