[Python-ideas] Add a builtin method to 'int' for base/radix conversion

[Yuvgoog Greenle]

I believe int(s, base) needs an inverse function to allow string
representation with different bases. An example use case is 'hashing' a
counter like video ID's on youtube, you could use a regular int internally
and publish a shorter base-62 id
for links.

This subject was discussed 2.5 years ago:
http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2006-January/059789.html

I opened a feature request ticket:
http://bugs.python.org/issue6783

Some of the questions that remain:
1. Whether this should be a method for int or a regular function in a
standard library module like math.
2. What should the method/function be called? (base_convert, radix, etc)

What do you guys think?


RunThePun
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