Python .a2b_uu()

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Published Apr 27, 2024
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The .a2b_uu() function converts a single line of UUEncoded data back to binary and returns the binary data.

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Syntax

binascii.a2b_uu(string)
  • string: This parameter represents the UUEncoded data intended for decoding back into binary format. Specifically, it should be a Unicode string containing only ASCII characters and conforming to the UUEncode format.

Example

import binascii


# Inserting ASCII-encoded data in UUEncode format
encoded_data = '*0V]D96-A9&5M>0  \n'


# Decoding the ASCII-encoded data
decoded_data = binascii.a2b_uu(encoded_data)


# Printing the decoded message
print(decoded_data)

The above example produces the following output:

b'Codecademy'

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