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Convert Decimal to any Base in Python
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def base10toN(num,n): | |
"""Change a to a base-n number. | |
Up to base-36 is supported without special notation.""" | |
num_rep={10:'a', | |
11:'b', | |
12:'c', | |
13:'d', | |
14:'e', | |
15:'f', | |
16:'g', | |
17:'h', | |
18:'i', | |
19:'j', | |
20:'k', | |
21:'l', | |
22:'m', | |
23:'n', | |
24:'o', | |
25:'p', | |
26:'q', | |
27:'r', | |
28:'s', | |
29:'t', | |
30:'u', | |
31:'v', | |
32:'w', | |
33:'x', | |
34:'y', | |
35:'z'} | |
new_num_string='' | |
current=num | |
while current!=0: | |
remainder=current%n | |
if 36>remainder>9: | |
remainder_string=num_rep[remainder] | |
elif remainder>=36: | |
remainder_string='('+str(remainder)+')' | |
else: | |
remainder_string=str(remainder) | |
new_num_string=remainder_string+new_num_string | |
current=current//n | |
return new_num_string |
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