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bpo-44690: Adopt binacii.a2b_base64's strict mode in base64.b64decode #27272

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Use binascii.a2b_base64 to validate b64decode input.
idan22moral Jul 20, 2021
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Added more information to docstring of b64decode
idan22moral Jul 20, 2021
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Added a reference to binascii.a2b_base64 in the docs
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Added more information to docstring of b64decode
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idan22moral committed Jul 20, 2021
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Expand Up @@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ def b64decode(s, altchars=None, validate=False):
normal base-64 alphabet nor the alternative alphabet are discarded prior
to the padding check. If validate is True, these non-alphabet characters
in the input result in a binascii.Error.
For more information about the strict base64 check, see:

https://docs.python.org/3.11/library/binascii.html#binascii.a2b_base64
"""
s = _bytes_from_decode_data(s)
if altchars is not None:
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