[Tutor] Re: How to convert an integer into a binary?

[alan.gauld@bt.com]

> On Wed, Aug 08, 2001 at 08:43:20AM -0500, Christopher Smith wrote:
> > what I came up with:
> > 
> > def d2b(numb,b=2):
> > 	'''Returns a list containing the base b representation of 
> > 	the decimal number, big end first.
> > 	'''
> > 	l=[numb]
> > 	while l[0]>=b:
> > 		l.insert(1,0)
> > 		l[0],l[1]=divmod(l[0],b)
> > 	return l

Ooh, thats nice! It was sufficiently clever I had to insert 
a couple of print statements round the divmod to check how 
it worked. Interesting use of insert, I like it...

Alan g

PS In my previous attempt at this I forgot the reverse operation
at the end, sorry, that was careless. But having seen this 
solution it becomes irrelevant... :-)