[Python-Dev] str with base

[Brett Cannon]

On 1/16/06, Alex Martelli <aleaxit at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it finally time in Python 2.5 to allow the "obvious" use of, say,
> str(5,2) to give '101', just the converse of the way int('101',1)

I think you mean ``int('101' 2)``.  =)

> gives 5?  I'm not sure why str has never allowed this obvious use --
> any bright beginner assumes it's there and it's awkward to explain
> why it's not!-).  I'll be happy to propose a patch if the BDFL
> blesses this, but I don't even think it's worth a PEP... it's an
> inexplicable though long-standing omission (given the argumentative
> nature of this crowd I know I'll get pushback, but I still hope the
> BDFL can Pronounce about it anyway;-).
>

I'm +0.  Not a big thing for me, but having the symmetry seems reasonable.

-Brett