code: def to_dict(self, encoding='base64'):
          '''
          Return a dictionary version of the report
  
          :param encoding: required encoding for the string values (default: 'base64')
          :rtype: dictionary
          :return: dictionary representation of the report
          '''
          res = {}
          for k, v in self._data_fields.items():
              if isinstance(v, (bytes, bytearray, six.string_types)):
                  v = StrEncodeEncoder(encoding).encode(v).tobytes().decode()
              res[k] = v
          for k, v in self._sub_reports.items():
              res[k] = v.to_dict(encoding)
          return ref to_dict(self, encoding='base64'):
          '''
          Return a dictionary version of the report
  
          :param encoding: required encoding for the string values (default: 'base64')
          :rtype: dictionary
          :return: dictionary representation of the report
          '''
          res = {}
          for k, v in self._data_fields.items():
              if isinstance(v, (bytes, bytearray, six.string_types)):
                  v = StrEncodeEncoder(encoding).encode(v).tobytes().decode()
              res[k] = v
          for k, v in self._sub_reports.items():
              res[k] = v.to_dict(encoding)
          return res
docs: Return a dictionary version of the report
  
          :param encoding: required encoding for the string values (default: 'base64')
          :rtype: dictionary
          :return: dictionary representation of the report