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Unpadded Base64
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Encode and decode Base64 without "=" padding.

`RFC 4648`_ specifies that Base64 should be padded to a multiple of 4 bytes
using "=" characters. However many protocols choose to omit the "=" padding.

.. _`RFC 4648`: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4648

Installing
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.. code:: bash

   python3 -m pip install unpaddedbase64

Using
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.. code:: python

    import unpaddedbase64
    assert (unpaddedbase64.encode_base64(b'\x00')) == 'AA'
    assert (unpaddedbase64.decode_base64('AA')) == b'\x00'