Serhiy Storchaka added the comment: base64 supports RFC 3548, but not RFC 4648. ===================================================================== 13. Changes Since RFC 3548 Added the "base32 extended hex alphabet", needed to preserve sort order of encoded data. Referenced IMAP for the special Base64 encoding used there. Fixed the example copied from RFC 2440. Added security consideration about providing a signature for cryptoanalysis. Added test vectors. Fixed typos. ===================================================================== To support RFC 4648 we need to add support for base 32 encoding with extended hex alphabet (see 16995). Check also that RFC 4648 test vectors are used in the module tests. ---------- nosy: +serhiy.storchaka _______________________________________ Python tracker https://bugs.python.org/issue36700 _______________________________________

Paul Hoffman added the comment: We can update the references without supporting every mode given in the new document. It is common for people to support RFC X without supporting every possible option of RFC X. Having said that, I think adding extended hex makes good sense, if possible. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker https://bugs.python.org/issue36700 _______________________________________