python implementation of a new integer encoding algorithm.

[Grant Edwards]

On 2015-02-18, Dave Angel <davea at davea.name> wrote:
> On 02/18/2015 03:59 AM, janhein.vanderburg at gmail.com wrote:
>
>
>> encoding individual integers optimally without any assumptions about
>> their values.
>
> Contradiction in terms.

Ah, that depends on whether the encoding has to be lossless or not.

For example:

  def encode_integer(i):
    return 0;

Voila! Optimal encoding with no assumptions about intut values.

It is, however, a bit lossy.
    
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