base64.b64decode() in Python

Last Updated : 26 Mar, 2020
With the help of base64.b64decode() method, we can decode the binary string into normal form.
Syntax : base64.b64decode(b_string) Return : Return the decoded string.
Example #1 : In this example we can see that by using base64.b64decode() method, we are able to get the decoded string which can be in binary form by using this method. Python3 1=1 
# import base64
from base64 import b64decode
from base64 import b64encode

s = b'GeeksForGeeks'
s = b64encode(s)
# Using base64.b64decode() method
gfg = b64decode(s)

print(gfg)
Output :
b'GeeksForGeeks'
Example #2 : Python3 1=1 
# import base64
from base64 import b64decode
from base64 import b64encode

s = b'Hello World'
s = b64encode(s)
# Using base64.b64decode() method
gfg = b64decode(s)

print(gfg)
Output :
b'Hello World'
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