Install and Usage Instructions

You can use pip to install baseconv module:

$ pip install python-baseconv

Example usage:

>>> from baseconv import base2, base16, base36, base56, base58, base62, base64
>>> base2.encode(1234)
'10011010010'
>>> base2.decode('10011010010')
'1234'
>>> base64.encode(100000000000000000000000000000000000L)
'4q9XSiTDWYk7Z-W00000'
>>> base64.decode('4q9XSiTDWYk7Z-W00000')
'100000000000000000000000000000000000'

>>> from baseconv import BaseConverter
>>> myconv = BaseConverter('MyOwnAlphabet0123456')
>>> repr(myconv)
"BaseConverter('MyOwnAlphabet0123456', sign='-')"
>>> myconv.encode('1234')
'wy1'
>>> myconv.decode('wy1')
'1234'
>>> myconv.encode(-1234)
'-wy1'
>>> myconv.decode('-wy1')
'-1234'
>>> altsign = BaseConverter('abcd-', sign='$')
>>> repr(altsign)
"BaseConverter('abcd-', sign='$')"
>>> altsign.encode(-1000000)
'$cc-aaaaaa'
>>> altsign.decode('$cc-aaaaaa')
'-1000000'

License information

See the file “LICENSE” for terms & conditions for usage, and a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.

This baseconv distribution contains no GNU General Public Licensed (GPLed) code, just like prior baseconv distributions.

All trademarks referenced herein are property of their respective holders.

Django

The Django Project includes a copy of this module on django.utils.baseconv.