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+Unpadded Base64
+===============
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/unpaddedbase64.svg
+    :target: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/unpaddedbase64/
+    :alt: Latest Version
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/travis/matrix-org/python-unpaddedbase64.svg
+   :target: https://travis-ci.org/matrix-org/python-unpaddedbase64
+
+Encode and decode Base64 without "=" padding.
+
+`RFC 4648`_ specifies that Base64 should be padded to a multiple of 4 bytes
+using "=" characters. However this conveys no benefit so many protocols choose
+to use Base64 without the "=" padding.
+
+.. _`RFC 4648`: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4648
+
+Installing
+----------
+
+.. code:: bash
+
+   pip install unpaddedbase64
+
+Using
+-----
+
+.. code:: python
+
+    import unpaddedbase64
+    assert (unpaddedbase64.encode_base64(b'\x00')) == u'AA'
+    assert (unpaddedbase64.decode_base64(u'AA')) == b'\x00'