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Hello, I am trying to make use of the base64 module but am having problems.

>>> import base64
>>> decodestring('SVNBKjAwKiAgICAgICAgICAqMDAqICAgICAg ')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in ?
decodestring('SVNBKjAwKiAgICAgICAgICAqMDAqICAgICAg ')
NameError: name 'decodestring' is not defined
>>>

What am I doing wrong. I am importing the base64 module, why can't I call
the decodestring method?

In article <RQSYa.177$>, Ken Fettig wrote:
> Hello, I am trying to make use of the base64 module but am having problems.
>
>>>> import base64
>>>> decodestring('SVNBKjAwKiAgICAgICAgICAqMDAqICAgICAg ')
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "<pyshell#1>", line 1, in ?
> decodestring('SVNBKjAwKiAgICAgICAgICAqMDAqICAgICAg ')
> NameError: name 'decodestring' is not defined
>>>>
>
> What am I doing wrong. I am importing the base64 module, why can't I call
> the decodestring method?

Scope and Namespaces. Try:

>>> base64.decodestring('SVNBKjAwKiAgICAgICAgICAqMDAqI CAgICAg')
'ISA*00* *00* '

See http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/node11.html

Hth,

PterK

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