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cameronmaske / encode.py
Last active July 16, 2024 20:44
base64 that actually encodes URL safe (no '=' nonsense)
"""
base64's `urlsafe_b64encode` uses '=' as padding.
These are not URL safe when used in URL paramaters.
Functions below work around this to strip/add back in padding.
See:
https://docs.python.org/2/library/base64.html
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-bugs-list/2007-February/037195.html
"""
# Make sure you grab the latest version
curl -OL https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/download/v3.2.0/protoc-3.2.0-linux-x86_64.zip
# Unzip
unzip protoc-3.2.0-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc3
# Move protoc to /usr/local/bin/
sudo mv protoc3/bin/* /usr/local/bin/
# Move protoc3/include to /usr/local/include/