[Python-Dev] %b format?

[Eric S. Raymond]

Tim Peters <tim.one@home.com>:
> [Eric S. Raymond]
> > Is the right answer to add the convert-to-base slot and deprecate the
> > other two?
> 
> That would fix "the other" lump here in Python, that e.g.
> 
> >>> int("111", 3)
> 13
> >>>
> 
> has no inverse.  string->int is happy with any base in 2..36 inclusive, but
> int->string is spelled via 3 different builtins covering only 3 of those
> bases.

That sounds like a strong argument to me.  
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