{"categories":[{"label":"Cryptography","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/security-cryptography"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Encodes and decodes Base64 data without RFC 4648 padding characters, supporting protocols that omit the trailing \"=\" bytes.","skillfed_tags":["base64-encoding","cryptography-utility"],"use_cases":["Decode Base64 strings from protocols like Matrix that omit padding characters","Encode binary data to unpadded Base64 for APIs that reject or strip trailing equals signs","Handle cryptographic token formats that use unpadded Base64 encoding","Parse JWT or similar token schemes that use Base64url without padding"],"what_it_does":"This package provides encode and decode functions for Base64 data formatted without the \"=\" padding characters that RFC 4648 specifies. Many protocols\u2014particularly in distributed systems and cryptographic applications\u2014omit padding for efficiency or protocol design reasons, and this library handles that variant directly rather than requiring manual padding manipulation.\n\nThe package is a thin, focused utility with no external dependencies. It supports Python 3.6 through 3.9 and is licensed under Apache-2.0. Development stopped in 2021, so it is stable but receives no active maintenance or updates.","worth_installing":"Yes, if you need unpadded Base64 handling and accept the abandoned maintenance status. The package is simple, dependency-free, and has no known vulnerabilities. However, for new projects, consider whether the standard library base64 module with manual padding removal would suffice, since this package will not receive updates."},"id":"unpaddedbase64","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/unpaddedbase64","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/unpaddedbase64.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/unpaddedbase64/"},"maintenance":{"status":"abandoned"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2021-03-09","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"unpaddedbase64","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Encode and decode Base64 without \"=\" padding"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":1737143,"position":3604,"tier":"top_5000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.1.0"}