Python base64 encoding decoding

Python base64 encode decode

import base64

path = "image_path.png"
encoded_path = "encoded.txt"
decoded_path = "image_restored.png"

with open(path, 'rb') as file:
    data = base64.encodestring(file.read())
    with open(encoded_path, "wb") as txt:
        txt.write(data)

with open(encoded_path, 'rb') as file:
    data = base64.decodestring(file.read())
    with open(decoded_path, "wb") as img:
        img.write(data)