Encode an Image to Base64 then upload to Platerecognizer API cloud

platerecognizer-upload-base64.py

import base64
import requests

API_TOKEN = '3234232ad2################'

def upload_base64(image_path):
    with open(image_path, 'rb') as image_file:
        img_base64 = base64.b64encode(image_file.read())

        url = 'http://api.platerecognizer.com/v1/plate-reader'

        r = requests.post(
            url,
            data=dict(
                upload=img_base64
            ),
            headers={
                'Authorization': 'Token ' + API_TOKEN,
            }
        )
        print(r.text)
        return r.json()