Union[str, bytes]: The qualifier encoded in binary.

        The type is ``str`` (Python 2.x) or ``bytes`` (Python 3.x). The module
        will handle base64 encoding for you.

        See
        https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/jobs#configuration.query.tableDefinitions.%28key%29.bigtableOptions.columnFamilies.columns.qualifierEncoded
        https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/tables#externalDataConfiguration.bigtableOptions.columnFamilies.columns.qualifierEncoded

def qualifier_encoded(self):
        """Union[str, bytes]: The qualifier encoded in binary.

        The type is ``str`` (Python 2.x) or ``bytes`` (Python 3.x). The module
        will handle base64 encoding for you.

        See
        https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/jobs#configuration.query.tableDefinitions.%28key%29.bigtableOptions.columnFamilies.columns.qualifierEncoded
        https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/rest/v2/tables#externalDataConfiguration.bigtableOptions.columnFamilies.columns.qualifierEncoded
        """
        prop = self._properties.get("qualifierEncoded")
        if prop is None:
            return None
        return base64.standard_b64decode(_to_bytes(prop))