Python: Converting file to base64 encoding

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This is my code:

import base64

with open('/Users/Bob/test.txt') as f:
    encoded = base64.b64encode(f.readlines())
    print(encoded)

I've based it on the base64 documentation. However, when I try running it with Python 2.7.1 and Python 3.2.2 I get the error:

    import base64
  File "/Users/Bob/test.txt'", line 4, in <module>
    encoded = base64.b64encode(f.readlines())
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'b64encode'

Why can't the b64encode attribute be found?

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