encoding and decoding binary data with python.py

import base64
#image encoding

with open('opencv.png', 'rb') as binary_file:
    binary_file_data = binary_file.read()
    base64_encoded_data = base64.b64encode(binary_file_data)
    base64_message = base64_encoded_data.decode('utf-8')

    print(base64_message)

#image decoding

base64_img = 'iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAQCAYAAAAf8/9hAAAACXBIWXMAAAsTAAA' \
            'LEwEAmpwYAAAB1klEQVQ4jY2TTUhUURTHf+fy/HrjhNEX2KRGiyIXg8xgSURuokX' \
            'LxFW0qDTaSQupkHirthK0qF0WQQQR0UCbwCQyw8KCiDbShEYLJQdmpsk3895p4aS' \
            'v92ass7pcfv/zP+fcc4U6kXKe2pTY3tjSUHjtnFgB0VqchC/SY8/293S23f+6VEj' \
            '9KKwCoPDNIJdmr598GOZNJKNWTic7tqb27WwNuuwGvVWrAit84fsmMzE1P1+1TiK' \
            'MVKvYUjdBvzPZXCwXzyhyWNBgVYkgrIow09VJMznpyebWE+Tdn9cEroBSc1JVPS+' \
            '6moh5Xyjj65vEgBxafGzWetTh+rr1eE/c/TMYg8hlAOvI6JP4KmwLgJ4qD0TIbli' \
            'TB+sunjkbeLekKsZ6Zc8V027aBRoBRHVoduDiSypmGFG7CrcBEyDHA0ZNfNphC0D' \
            '6amYa6ANw3YbWD4Pn3oIc+EdL36V3od0A+MaMAXmA8x2Zyn+IQeQeBDfRcUw3B+2' \
            'PxwZ/EdtTDpCPQLMh9TKx0k3pXipEVlknsf5KoNzGyOe1sz8nvYtTQT6yyvTjIax' \
            'smHGB9pFx4n3jIEfDePQvCIrnn0J4B/gA5J4XcRfu4JZuRAw3C51OtOjM3l2bMb8' \
            'Br5eXCsT/w/EAAAAASUVORK5CYII='

base64_img_bytes = base64_img.encode('utf-8')
with open('decoded_image.png', 'wb') as file_to_save:
    decoded_image_data = base64.decodebytes(base64_img_bytes)
    file_to_save.write(decoded_image_data)