Base64 Encode / Decode with Python (or WebLogic Scripting Tool)

I had to estimate the effort for decoding a Base64 encoded message. Honestly 🙂 A reminder to self (and for others working in the dark spheres of lowest level integration).

Python / WLST

You can easily decode a Base64 message in Python. With WebLogic installed this obviously is working with WLST (also in offline mode). No imports, no nothing, no questions asked:

‘Base64Encoded_String’.decode(‘base64’)

Online (I am tempted to write PaaS 🙂 )

For a quick I-need-to-get-this-decoded solution try one of the online services such as

https://www.base64decode.org which is working pretty well for me.