[Python-ideas] Add a builtin method to 'int' for base/radix conversion

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: 1. Whether this should be a method for int or a regular function in a standard library module like math. 2. What should the method/function be called? (base_convert, radix, etc) What do you guys think? RunThePun