import argparse

import base64

import os

def encode_filepath(filepath):

"""Encodes a filepath using base64 for debugging purposes."""

try:

with open(filepath, 'rb') as f:

data = f.read()

encoded_data = base64.b64encode(data).decode('utf-8') # encode to string

return encoded_data

except FileNotFoundError:

return f"Error: File not found: {filepath}"

except Exception as e:

return f"Error: {e}"

def main():

"""CLI interface for encoding filepaths."""

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Encode filepaths using base64 for debugging.")

parser.add_argument("filepath", help="The filepath to encode.")

args = parser.parse_args()

encoded_string = encode_filepath(args.filepath)

print(encoded_string)

if __name__ == "__main__":

main()