[Python-Dev] base64 module

[Aahz]

On Thu, Apr 06, 2006, Sanghyeon Seo wrote:
>
> base64 module documentation for b64decode function says, "TypeError is
> raised if s were incorrectly padded or if there are non-alphabet
> characters present in the string." But this doesn't seem to be the
> case. Testcase:
> 
> import base64
> base64.b64decode('%')
> 
> Since % is a non-alphabet character, this should raise TypeError (btw,
> shouldn't this be ValueError instead?), but Python 2.4.3 silently
> ignores.

Please submit a bug report on SourceForge and report back the ID.
-- 
Aahz (aahz at pythoncraft.com)           <*>         http://www.pythoncraft.com/

"Look, it's your affair if you want to play with five people, but don't
go calling it doubles."  --John Cleese anticipates Usenet