Convert PNG to data uri/base64

datauri.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# encoding: utf-8

import urllib

def convert_png_to_datauri(image_file):
    image_encoded = urllib.quote(open(image_file, 'rb').read().encode('base64'))
    return 'data:image/png;base64,' + image_encoded

if __name__ == '__main__':
    print convert_png_to_datauri('/home/xxx/Copy/Photos/tecmundo.png')