code: def encode_b64(data):
      '''Wrapper for b64encode, without having to struggle with bytestrings.'''
      byte_string = data.encode('utf-8')
      encoded = base64.b64encode(byte_string)
      return encoded.decode('utf-8'f encode_b64(data):
      '''Wrapper for b64encode, without having to struggle with bytestrings.'''
      byte_string = data.encode('utf-8')
      encoded = base64.b64encode(byte_string)
      return encoded.decode('utf-8')
docs: Wrapper for b64encode, without having to struggle with bytestrings.