# Generate 32 random bytes
int8s = random.sample(range(0, 256), 32)
# Base64 encode their string representation
- random_key = base64.b64encode(bytes(int8s))
+ random_key = base64.b64encode(bytes(int8s)).decode()
if verification_key is None or \
(verification_key is not None and person['verification_expires'] and \