Where's toString?

25 August 2009

Why don't python integers have a smart toString method like java/javascript? It's easy to convert strings into numbers using int(str_whatever) or float(str_whatever) but to convert them back you have only the decimal system (using str(number) or "%d" % number). In case you want to convert to binary, base32, base36, base64, you're gonna have to write your own conversion function. Batteries included? Use either: http://pastebin.com/f54dd69d6 http://code.activestate.com/recipes/65212/ http://code.activestate.com/recipes/111286/ I added a feature request, lets see if it gets completely shot down: http://bugs.python.org/issue6783