What is the best way to convert a pdf file into base64Binary?

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Using python, I want to convert a pdf file into base64Binary

My logic(not python) is reading the contents of the file into a byte array and then use something like Convert.ToBase64String() method to get the Base64 string:

byte[] pdfBytes = File.ReadAllBytes(pdfPath);
string pdfBase64 = Convert.ToBase64String(pdfBytes);

Please let me know what is the right approach to convert a pdf file into base64Binary in python

I have edited my post. let me know if something is still unclear — me24hour, Mar 29 '17 at 04:01

score 49 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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its easy as this

import base64

with open("book.pdf", "rb") as pdf_file:
    encoded_string = base64.b64encode(pdf_file.read())

source: Encoding an image file with base64

edited May 23 '17 at 12:02

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answered Mar 29 '17 at 04:01

Abdallah Alsamman

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It says: "a bytes-like object is required, not 'str'". :/ – Aral Roca Apr 04 '22 at 16:23
Ok, solved, this was for the tests I miss to "fake pdf".encode() – Aral Roca Apr 04 '22 at 16:25

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Mar 06 '23 at 22:43

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Here is my solution:

import base64
from base64 import b64decode, b64encode

def pdf_to_base64(file):
    file_bytes = base64.b64encode(file.read())
    base_64 = file_bytes.decode("ascii")
    return base_64

edited Mar 06 '23 at 22:43

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answered Mar 02 '23 at 11:08

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What is the best way to convert a pdf file into base64Binary?

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