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[3.7] bpo-27846: Delete incorrect note in base64 docs (GH-5666) #5668

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Expand Up @@ -218,14 +218,6 @@ The modern interface provides:
.. versionadded:: 3.4


.. note::
Both Base85 and Ascii85 have an expansion factor of 5 to 4 (5 Base85 or
Ascii85 characters can encode 4 binary bytes), while the better-known
Base64 has an expansion factor of 6 to 4. They are therefore more
efficient when space expensive. They differ by details such as the
character map used for encoding.


The legacy interface:

.. function:: decode(input, output)
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