Easy Base64

Sometimes a program needs to tuck a short message into a form field, a filename, or a chat that only allows plain text. Base64 does that, but the standard library asks you to juggle bytes and encodings. easy_base64 keeps the job to one readable call.

A small real-world example

Imagine a classroom quiz that hides the answer key inside a shareable code. You encode the answer before you send it, then decode it when you are ready to check.

from py_simple import decode_text, encode_text, is_base64

answer = "The capital of France is Paris"
code = encode_text(answer)

print(code)
print(is_base64(code))
print(decode_text(code))

Example output:

VGhlIGNhcGl0YWwgb2YgRnJhbmNlIGlzIFBhcmlz
True
The capital of France is Paris

What happened?

encode_text() turns the answer into a Base64 string you can paste anywhere plain text is allowed.

is_base64() checks that a string really is Base64 before you try to read it.

decode_text() turns a valid code back into the original sentence.

Why use these helpers?

The usual version needs encode, decode, and a validate=True flag that is easy to forget:

import base64

code = base64.b64encode(answer.encode("utf-8")).decode("ascii")
original = base64.b64decode(code, validate=True).decode("utf-8")

easy_base64 keeps that detail inside named functions, so the quiz code reads like the task you are actually doing.