import base64 msg = base64.b64decode(msg)
>>> import base64 >>> encoded = base64.b64encode(b'data to be encoded') >>> encoded b'ZGF0YSB0byBiZSBlbmNvZGVk' >>> data = base64.b64decode(encoded) >>> data b'data to be encoded'
import base64 coded_string = '''Q5YACgA...''' base64.b64decode(coded_string)