python 3 string argument without an encoding

Question

This code worked with Python 2.7 but on Python 3.4 I get "string argument without an encoding" error

headers = {'Authorization' : 'Basic ' + base64.b64encode(bytes('Someuser:Somepassword')).encode('ascii')}

Use b'Someuser:Somepassword' if this is a hardcoded literal — mata
– mata, Commented Nov 9, 2016 at 11:02

Hugo G · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-09 10:50:02Z

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The bytes() class constructor now expects the encoding as second param. Example:

bytes("mystring", "ascii")

answered Nov 9, 2016 at 9:42

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milos.ai · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-09 09:45:40Z

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I guess you need something like this:

headers = {'Authorization' : 'Basic ' + base64.b64encode(bytes('Someuser:Somepassword','ascii')).decode('ascii')}

answered Nov 9, 2016 at 9:45

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