base64 encodin

def encode_image(path):
    file_path = path
    ext = file_path.split('.')[-1]

    file_str = base64.b64encode(get_file_data(file_path))
    return u"data:image/{};base64, {}".format(ext, file_str.decode("utf-8"))


def get_file_data(file_path):
    with open(file_path, 'rb') as f:
        data = f.read()
        f.close()
        return data