TypeError: 'str' does not support the buffer interface - using base64.b64encode [duplicate]

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I've taken a look at many other "Questions that may already have your answer", but didn't come across any that hit directly on the issue I'm running into.

Here's my Python 2 snippet:

api_access_token = base64.b64encode('%s:' % api_access_token_setup)

I am getting the following error:

TypeError: 'str' does not support the buffer interface

Any chance there's a quick fix for solving the error being prompted.

Pro tip when searching: add the function that caused the exception. Google had the duplicates in seconds when I searched for the exception and 64encode. — Martijn Pieters
– Martijn Pieters, Commented Aug 17, 2017 at 16:34

cs95 · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-17 16:33:43Z

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As the error suggests, you need to pass bytes, not str type to b64encode. Try encoding your string:

api_access_token = base64.b64encode(('%s:' % api_access_token_setup).encode())

answered Aug 17, 2017 at 16:33

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