Correctly encode and decode

2019-08-19 16:08:38 -04:00
parent eccfeef94b
commit aaf7ddd3f3
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_metadata_utils.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/course_metadata_utils.py
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ def clean_course_key(course_key, padding_char):
        padding_char (str): Character used for padding at end of the encoded
            string. The standard value for this is '='.
    """
+    encoded = b32encode(six.text_type(course_key).encode('utf8')).decode('utf8')
    return "course_{}".format(
-        b32encode(six.text_type(course_key)).replace('=', padding_char)
+        encoded.replace('=', padding_char)
    )