code: def decode(data):
      '''
      str -> bytes
      '''
      if riemann.network.CASHADDR_PREFIX is None:
          raise ValueError('Network {} does not support cashaddresses.'
                           .format(riemann.get_current_network_name()))
      if data.find(riemann.network.CASHADDR_PREFIX) != 0:
          raise ValueError('Malformed cashaddr. Cannot locate prefix: {}'
                           .format(riemann.netowrk.CASHADDR_PREFIX))
  
      # the data is everything after the colon
      prefix, data = data.split(':')
      decoded = b32decode(data)
      if not verify_checksum(prefix, decoded):
          raise ValueError('Bad cash address checksum')
      converted = convertbits(decoded, 5, 8)
  
      return bytes(converted[:-6]f decode(data):
      '''
      str -> bytes
      '''
      if riemann.network.CASHADDR_PREFIX is None:
          raise ValueError('Network {} does not support cashaddresses.'
                           .format(riemann.get_current_network_name()))
      if data.find(riemann.network.CASHADDR_PREFIX) != 0:
          raise ValueError('Malformed cashaddr. Cannot locate prefix: {}'
                           .format(riemann.netowrk.CASHADDR_PREFIX))
  
      # the data is everything after the colon
      prefix, data = data.split(':')
      decoded = b32decode(data)
      if not verify_checksum(prefix, decoded):
          raise ValueError('Bad cash address checksum')
      converted = convertbits(decoded, 5, 8)
  
      return bytes(converted[:-6])
docs: str -> bytes