Hey there, The `int()` function allows to specify a base to convert from, for example:
int("foo", 26) 10788
Which is documented as:
The base defaults to 10. Valid bases are 0 and 2-36.
For other common bases functions exist in the base64 module in stdlib. I often need other bases, or bases with custom alphabets. Doing so involves a bit of code every time that I think could be generalized so I'd like to propose an `int.to_base()`, and `int.from_base`. These would not supercede or replace any current possibilities but extend and simplify current possibilities. The signature(s) I had in mind for now are akin to:
int.from_base(x, alphabet, padding_character)
and
int.to_base(alphabet, padding_character)
Has any discussion on this been had previously (I searched around a bit), and if not would this make a decent PEP? Regards, Simon