python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.

[janhein.vanderburg at gmail.com]

On Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 3:35:16 PM UTC+1, Chris Angelico wrote:
> Oh, incidentally: If you want a decent binary format for
> variable-sized integer, check out the MIDI spec.

I did some time ago, thanks, and it is indeed a decent format.
I also looked at variations of that approach.
None of them beats "my" concept of two counters that cooperatively specify field lengths and represented integer values.

> I've tried to read through the original algorithm description, but I'm
> not entirely sure: How many payload bits per transmitted byte does it
> actually achieve?

I don't think that payload bits per byte makes sense in this concept.