[New-bugs-announce] [issue25357] Add an optional newline parameter to binascii.b2a_base64() to not add a newline

[STINNER Victor]

New submission from STINNER Victor:

The base64.b64encode() function calls binascii.b2a_base64() and then strips the newline. It would be more efficient to directly not add a newline.

Attached patch adds an optional newline parameter to binascii.b2a_base64(). It also modifies base64.b64encode() to call binascii.b2a_base64() with newline=False.

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files: binascii_b2a_base64_newline.patch
keywords: patch
messages: 252625
nosy: haypo
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: Add an optional newline parameter to binascii.b2a_base64() to not add a newline
type: performance
versions: Python 3.6
Added file: http://bugs.python.org/file40731/binascii_b2a_base64_newline.patch

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