change to bytes object for base64 decode

arska · May 5, 2016 · fd07a9f · fd07a9f
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commit fd07a9f
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diff --git a/vobject/vcard.py b/vobject/vcard.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def decode(cls, line):
                 line.encoding_param = cls.base64string
             encoding = getattr(line, 'encoding_param', None)
             if encoding:
-                line.value = codecs.decode(line.value, "base64")
+                line.value = codecs.decode(bytes(line.value, "utf-8"), "base64")
             else:
                 line.value = stringToTextValues(line.value)[0]
             line.encoded=False