python convert image to base64
import base64
file = 'deer.jpg'
image = open(file, 'rb')
image_read = image.read()
image_64_encode = base64.encodebytes(image_read) #encodestring also works aswell as decodestring
print('This is the image in base64: ' + str(image_64_encode))
image_64_decode = base64.decodebytes(image_64_encode)
image_result = open('deer_decode.jpg', 'wb') # create a writable image and write the decoding result
image_result.write(image_64_decode)