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[issue15636] base64.decodebytes is only available in Python3.1+

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Aug 13, 2012, 4:47 AM

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[issue15636] base64.decodebytes is only available in Python3.1+

New submission from Andrew Scheller:

According to the documentation ( http://docs.python.org/py3k/library/base64.html#base64.decodebytes ) both the decodebytes and the deprecated decodestring methods are available in the base64 module in Python3.x
However in Python3.0 (I'm testing with version 3.0.1 built from source) the base64 module only has the decodestring method, it doesn't have decodebytes. IMHO the documentation should be updated to reflect this.

It looks like decodebytes was added to Python3.1 by http://bugs.python.org/issue3613

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assignee: docs [at] pytho
components: Documentation
messages: 168080
nosy: docs [at] pytho, lurchman
priority: normal
severity: normal
status: open
title: base64.decodebytes is only available in Python3.1+
type: enhancement
versions: Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4

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Aug 17, 2012, 11:11 AM

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[issue15636] base64.decodebytes is only available in Python3.1+ [In reply to]

Éric Araujo added the comment:

3.0 is considered an alpha release by python-dev, is is not officially supported and is basically dead. 3.1 was released very soon after, mostly to fix the slow I/O. That’s why the docs don’t detail what’s new in 3.1, as this version is considered the first Python 3 version.

If this explanation satisfies you, I will close this bug. Thanks for the report anyway.

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nosy: +eric.araujo
resolution: -> invalid
stage: -> committed/rejected
status: open -> pending
versions: -Python 3.1, Python 3.2, Python 3.3, Python 3.4

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Aug 17, 2012, 11:28 AM

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[issue15636] base64.decodebytes is only available in Python3.1+ [In reply to]

Terry J. Reedy added the comment:

Once a version goes off normal maintenance, we stop patching the manual except for changes related to security fixes. So the 3.1 manual is also frozen (except for possible security fixes). The same is true of 2.6 and will be true of 3.2 when its final maintenance release comes out.

Andrew, we recommend that you ignore 3.0 even if you are trying to write multi-version 3.x code.

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Aug 17, 2012, 11:39 AM

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[issue15636] base64.decodebytes is only available in Python3.1+ [In reply to]

R. David Murray added the comment:

We have plenty of "versionadded" and "versionchanged" tags for 3.1 in the docs. We should add one for this as well to the 3.2 and 3.3 docs.

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nosy: +r.david.murray
resolution: invalid ->
stage: committed/rejected -> needs patch
status: closed -> open
type: enhancement -> behavior
versions: +Python 3.2, Python 3.3

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Aug 17, 2012, 5:56 PM

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[issue15636] base64.decodebytes is only available in Python3.1+ [In reply to]

Roundup Robot added the comment:

New changeset ca5b36754892 by R David Murray in branch '3.2':
#15636: add versionadded for decodebytes
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/ca5b36754892

New changeset a343fa692bb0 by R David Murray in branch 'default':
Merge #15636: add versionadded for decodebytes
http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/a343fa692bb0

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Aug 17, 2012, 5:56 PM

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[issue15636] base64.decodebytes is only available in Python3.1+ [In reply to]

Changes by R. David Murray <rdmurray [at] bitdance>:

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resolution: -> fixed
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status: open -> closed

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