old_contents: """Converts image to Base64 for AI Platform ML API."""
  
  import base64
  
  INPUT_FILE = 'image.jpg'
  OUTPUT_FILE = 'image_b64.json'
  
  def convert_to_base64(image_file):
    """Open image and convert it to base64"""
    with open(image_file, 'rb') as input_file:
      jpeg_bytes = base64.b64encode(input_file.read()).decode('utf-8')
      predict_request = '{"instances" : [{"b64": "%s"}]}' % jpeg_bytes
      # Write JSON to file
      with open(OUTPUT_FILE, 'w') as output_file:
        output_file.write(predict_request)
      return predict_request
  
  convert_to_base64(INPUT_FILE)
  
new_contents: # Copyright 2019 Google LLC. All Rights Reserved.
  #
  # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
  # You may obtain a copy of the License at
  #
  #      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
  #
  # Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
  # distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
  # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
  # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  # limitations under the License.
  """Converts image to Base64 for AI Platform ML API."""
  
  import base64
  
  INPUT_FILE = 'image.jpg'
  OUTPUT_FILE = 'image_b64.json'
  
  def convert_to_base64(image_file):
    """Open image and convert it to base64"""
    with open(image_file, 'rb') as input_file:
      jpeg_bytes = base64.b64encode(input_file.read()).decode('utf-8')
      predict_request = '{"instances" : [{"b64": "%s"}]}' % jpeg_bytes
      # Write JSON to file
      with open(OUTPUT_FILE, 'w') as output_file:
        output_file.write(predict_request)
      return predict_request
  
  convert_to_base64(INPUT_FILE)
  
subject: Update convert_b64_api.py