[Python-ideas] str(<int>, base=<int>) as complement to int(<str>, base=<int>)

[Adam Atlas]

On 31 Oct 2007, at 06:02, Christian Heimes wrote:
> I know it's not a killer feature but it feels right to have a
> complement. How do you like the idea?
>
> Christian

How about extending the int type's (and other numeric types', perhaps)  
implementation of __format__ (for py3k -- PEP 3101) so that it can  
take an optional format specifier component indicating the base?