[Python-Dev] str with base

[Nick Coghlan]

Brett Cannon wrote:
> On 1/18/06, Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettinger at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>> I'd propose bin() to stay in line with the short abbreviated names.
>>> There has been some previous discussion about removing hex()/oct()
>> from
>>> builtins for Python 3.0, IIRC.  I sure don't think bin() belongs
>> there.
>>
>> Perhaps introduce a single function, base(val, radix=10, prefix=''), as
>> a universal base converter that could replace bin(), hex(), oct(), etc.
>>
>> That would give us fewer builtins and provide an inverse for all the
>> int() conversions (i.e. arbitrary bases).  Also, it would allow an
>> unprefixed output which is what I usually need.
>>
> 
> +1.  Differs from Neal's format() function by not magically
> determining the prefix from the radix which I like.

+1 here, too, particularly if hex/oct acquire Deprecation (or even just 
PendingDeprecation) warnings at the same time.

I have my own reason for wanting to avoid the name format() - I'd still like 
to see it used one day to provide a builtin way to use string.Template syntax 
for arbitrary string formatting.

Cheers,
Nick.

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