On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Norman Khine <nor...@khine.net> wrote: > Hello, > Can someone point me in the right direction. I would like to return the > string for the following: > > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. >>>> import base64, urllib >>>> data = 'hL/FGNS40fjoTnp2zIqq73reK60%3D%0A' >>>> data = urllib.unquote(data) >>>> print base64.decodestring(data) > ???Ը???Nzv̊??z?+? >>>> > > What am I missing?
How is data created? Since it doesn't decode as you expect, either it isn't base64 or there is some other processing needed. Do you have an example of a data string where you know the desired decoded value? Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
