[Python-ideas] Add a builtin method to 'int' for base/radix conversion (original) (raw)
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Mon Aug 31 02:45:51 CEST 2009
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I believe int(s, base) needs an inverse function to allow string representation with different bases. An example use case is 'hashing' a counter like video ID's on youtube, you could use a regular int internally and publish a shorter base-62 id for links.
This subject was discussed 2.5 years ago: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-January/059789.html
I opened a feature request ticket: http://bugs.python.org/issue6783
Some of the questions that remain:
- Whether this should be a method for int or a regular function in a standard library module like math.
- What should the method/function be called? (base_convert, radix, etc)
What do you guys think?
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