[issue7797] base64 module docs should indicate that encode methods return bytes, not strings

[Justin Lebar]

New submission from Justin Lebar <starwiz at gmail.com>:

It's not at all clear from the documentation that base64.base64encode() and its kin return bytes, rather than strings.  Since this matters now, the docs should be clear on this point.

http://docs.python.org/3.1/library/base64.html

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assignee: georg.brandl
components: Documentation
messages: 98458
nosy: Justin.Lebar, georg.brandl
severity: normal
status: open
title: base64 module docs should indicate that encode methods return bytes,  not strings
type: feature request
versions: Python 3.1

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