:mod:`binascii` --- Convert between binary and ASCII
The :mod:`binascii` module contains a number of methods to convert between binary and various ASCII-encoded binary representations. Normally, you will not use these functions directly but use wrapper modules like :mod:`uu`, :mod:`base64`, or :mod:`binhex` instead. The :mod:`binascii` module contains low-level functions written in C for greater speed that are used by the higher-level modules.
The :mod:`binascii` module defines the following functions: