From 7da8f06df09aff2f45df9ebcda40e9078a6ab92c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "R. David Murray" <rdmurray@bitdance.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2010 16:11:08 +0000
Subject: #4768: store base64 encoded email body parts as text, not binary.

Patch and tests by Forest Bond.
---
 Lib/email/encoders.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'Lib/email/encoders.py')

diff --git a/Lib/email/encoders.py b/Lib/email/encoders.py
index 20feb026fd..0ea441d963 100644
--- a/Lib/email/encoders.py
+++ b/Lib/email/encoders.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def encode_base64(msg):
     Also, add an appropriate Content-Transfer-Encoding header.
     """
     orig = msg.get_payload()
-    encdata = _bencode(orig)
+    encdata = str(_bencode(orig), 'ascii')
     msg.set_payload(encdata)
     msg['Content-Transfer-Encoding'] = 'base64'
 
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