code: def decode_b64(data):
      '''Wrapper for b64decode, without having to struggle with bytestrings.'''
      byte_string = data.encode('utf-8')
      decoded = base64.b64decode(byte_string)
      return decoded.decode('utf-8'f decode_b64(data):
      '''Wrapper for b64decode, without having to struggle with bytestrings.'''
      byte_string = data.encode('utf-8')
      decoded = base64.b64decode(byte_string)
      return decoded.decode('utf-8')
docs: Wrapper for b64decode, without having to struggle with bytestrings.