I m still having some trouble and I think I created an XY pr

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I m still having some trouble and I think I created an XY problem for myself before what I m actually trying to do is use the `pulumi random` provider to generate a password then store it in a Kubernetes secret with `pulumi kubernetes` The code looks like this ```python password = pulumi random RandomPassword password name length=32 secret = corev1 Secret password name data= pw password result apply lambda result base64 b64encode result encode utf 8 ```

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

I ve tried several permutations of what s in the `data` arg to the Secret and none of them are working

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

`password result apply lambda result format result ` seems to work to get the result of the RandomPassword provider but the Kubernetes provider complains that it s not valid base64

numerous-easter-93888 · Answer

A lot of Pulumi code allows you to pass the object directly in Have you tried that yet

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

Yes that was the first thing I tried

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

Let me get the error

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

`data= pw password result ` complains that the input isn t base64 encoded

numerous-easter-93888 · Answer

Well that s frustrating

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

`error Plan apply failed resource lt my resource gt was not successfully created by the Kubernetes API server Secret in version v1 cannot be handled as a Secret v1 Secret ObjectMeta v1 ObjectMeta TypeMeta Kind Data decode base64 illegal base64 data at input byte 1 error found in 10 byte of |3 wTr uh kind | bigger context |1 data pw z lyta 9S h dESK+Yk =x3 wTr uh kind Secret metadata annotations kube| `

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

Pulumi should probably handle the encoding itself I m surprised that it expects me to do it if that s what s happening here

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

So now I ve been through several attempts of trying to b64encode it and I can t get that to work

numerous-easter-93888 · Answer

What about saving `password result apply lambda result base64 b64encode result encode utf 8 ` as a variable just below `password` and passing that variable in

numerous-easter-93888 · Answer

It shouldn t make a difference but can t hurt to try

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

Okay wait the latest error is saying that it got bytes where it expected string So maybe I just need to re decode the b64 encoded string

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

Haha yeah this works ``` data= pw password result apply lambda result base64 b64encode result encode utf 8 decode ```

numerous-easter-93888 · Answer

Beautiful lol

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

Think I ll see if there s an issue open about this

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

Turns out `Secret` has a `string data` arg provided as a convenience method that does do the encoding for you

clean-engineer-75963 · Answer

I can pass `password result` directly to that

creamy-potato-29402 · Answer

< clean engineer 75963> yeah we have a very unopinionated view of k8s right now We do not embellish the API at all it s a 1 1 mapping with the underlying resource shapes I think this is probably the right move currently

creamy-potato-29402 · Answer

If we diverge in random places I think it will mainly confuse people