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bpo-27846: Delete incorrect note in base64 docs (GH-5666)
This note incorrectly stated that "Base64 has an expansion factor of 6 to 4" (it is actually 4 to 3). It was decided to remove the note.
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.. note::
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Both Base85 and Ascii85 have an expansion factor of 5 to 4 (5 Base85 or
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Ascii85 characters can encode 4 binary bytes), while the better-known
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Base64 has an expansion factor of 6 to 4. They are therefore more
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efficient when space expensive. They differ by details such as the
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character map used for encoding.
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The legacy interface:
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.. function:: decode(input, output)

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