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I'm trying to make a program to convert a number in any base to another base of the user's choice. The code I have so far goes like this:
innitvar = float(raw_input("Please enter a number: "))
basevar = int(raw_input("Please enter the base that your number is in: "))
convertvar = int(raw_input("Please enter the base that you would like to convert to: "))
These are the data that I get from the user. The initial number, its initial base, and the base the user wants to convert to. As I understand it, I need to convert to base 10, and then to the desired base, specified by the user.
This is where I'm hitting a brick wall: I need to multiply the leftmost digit in the initial number by its initial base, and then add the next digit to the right, and then repeat until I hit the rightmost digit. I understand how to do this on paper, but I have no idea how to put it into Python code. I'm not sure how I would multiply the first number, and then add the next, nor do I understand how to let the program know when to stop performing this operation.
I'm not asking to have the program written for me, but I would like to be pointed in the right direction.
Thanks for your time!
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This should be the first half of the answer to your problem. Can you figure out how to convert to a base?
# Create a symbol-to-value table.
SY2VA = {'0': 0,
'1': 1,
'2': 2,
'3': 3,
'4': 4,
'5': 5,
'6': 6,
'7': 7,
'8': 8,
'9': 9,
'A': 10,
'B': 11,
'C': 12,
'D': 13,
'E': 14,
'F': 15,
'G': 16,
'H': 17,
'I': 18,
'J': 19,
'K': 20,
'L': 21,
'M': 22,
'N': 23,
'O': 24,
'P': 25,
'Q': 26,
'R': 27,
'S': 28,
'T': 29,
'U': 30,
'V': 31,
'W': 32,
'X': 33,
'Y': 34,
'Z': 35,
'a': 36,
'b': 37,
'c': 38,
'd': 39,
'e': 40,
'f': 41,
'g': 42,
'h': 43,
'i': 44,
'j': 45,
'k': 46,
'l': 47,
'm': 48,
'n': 49,
'o': 50,
'p': 51,
'q': 52,
'r': 53,
's': 54,
't': 55,
'u': 56,
'v': 57,
'w': 58,
'x': 59,
'y': 60,
'z': 61,
'!': 62,
'"': 63,
'#': 64,
'$': 65,
'%': 66,
'&': 67,
"'": 68,
'(': 69,
')': 70,
'*': 71,
'+': 72,
',': 73,
'-': 74,
'.': 75,
'/': 76,
':': 77,
';': 78,
'<': 79,
'=': 80,
'>': 81,
'?': 82,
'@': 83,
'[': 84,
'\\': 85,
']': 86,
'^': 87,
'_': 88,
'`': 89,
'{': 90,
'|': 91,
'}': 92,
'~': 93}
# Take a string and base to convert to.
# Allocate space to store your number.
# For each character in your string:
# Ensure character is in your table.
# Find the value of your character.
# Ensure value is within your base.
# Self-multiply your number with the base.
# Self-add your number with the digit's value.
# Return the number.
def str2int(string, base):
integer = 0
for character in string:
assert character in SY2VA, 'Found unknown character!'
value = SY2VA[character]
assert value < base, 'Found digit outside base!'
integer *= base
integer += value
return integer
Here is the second half of the solution. By using these two functions, converting bases is very easy to do.
# Create a value-to-symbol table.
VA2SY = dict(map(reversed, SY2VA.items()))
# Take a integer and base to convert to.
# Create an array to store the digits in.
# While the integer is not zero:
# Divide the integer by the base to:
# (1) Find the "last" digit in your number (value).
# (2) Store remaining number not "chopped" (integer).
# Save the digit in your storage array.
# Return your joined digits after putting them in the right order.
def int2str(integer, base):
array = []
while integer:
integer, value = divmod(integer, base)
array.append(VA2SY[value])
return ''.join(reversed(array))
After putting it all together, you should end up with the program below. Please take time to figure it out!
innitvar = raw_input("Please enter a number: ")
basevar = int(raw_input("Please enter the base that your number is in: "))
convertvar = int(raw_input("Please enter the base that you would like to convert to: "))
# Create a symbol-to-value table.
SY2VA = {'0': 0,
'1': 1,
'2': 2,
'3': 3,
'4': 4,
'5': 5,
'6': 6,
'7': 7,
'8': 8,
'9': 9,
'A': 10,
'B': 11,
'C': 12,
'D': 13,
'E': 14,
'F': 15,
'G': 16,
'H': 17,
'I': 18,
'J': 19,
'K': 20,
'L': 21,
'M': 22,
'N': 23,
'O': 24,
'P': 25,
'Q': 26,
'R': 27,
'S': 28,
'T': 29,
'U': 30,
'V': 31,
'W': 32,
'X': 33,
'Y': 34,
'Z': 35,
'a': 36,
'b': 37,
'c': 38,
'd': 39,
'e': 40,
'f': 41,
'g': 42,
'h': 43,
'i': 44,
'j': 45,
'k': 46,
'l': 47,
'm': 48,
'n': 49,
'o': 50,
'p': 51,
'q': 52,
'r': 53,
's': 54,
't': 55,
'u': 56,
'v': 57,
'w': 58,
'x': 59,
'y': 60,
'z': 61,
'!': 62,
'"': 63,
'#': 64,
'$': 65,
'%': 66,
'&': 67,
"'": 68,
'(': 69,
')': 70,
'*': 71,
'+': 72,
',': 73,
'-': 74,
'.': 75,
'/': 76,
':': 77,
';': 78,
'<': 79,
'=': 80,
'>': 81,
'?': 82,
'@': 83,
'[': 84,
'\\': 85,
']': 86,
'^': 87,
'_': 88,
'`': 89,
'{': 90,
'|': 91,
'}': 92,
'~': 93}
# Take a string and base to convert to.
# Allocate space to store your number.
# For each character in your string:
# Ensure character is in your table.
# Find the value of your character.
# Ensure value is within your base.
# Self-multiply your number with the base.
# Self-add your number with the digit's value.
# Return the number.
integer = 0
for character in innitvar:
assert character in SY2VA, 'Found unknown character!'
value = SY2VA[character]
assert value < basevar, 'Found digit outside base!'
integer *= basevar
integer += value
# Create a value-to-symbol table.
VA2SY = dict(map(reversed, SY2VA.items()))
# Take a integer and base to convert to.
# Create an array to store the digits in.
# While the integer is not zero:
# Divide the integer by the base to:
# (1) Find the "last" digit in your number (value).
# (2) Store remaining number not "chopped" (integer).
# Save the digit in your storage array.
# Return your joined digits after putting them in the right order.
array = []
while integer:
integer, value = divmod(integer, convertvar)
array.append(VA2SY[value])
answer = ''.join(reversed(array))
# Display the results of the calculations.
print answer
I need to multiply the leftmost digit in the initial number by its innitial base, and then add the next digit to the right, and then repeat until I hit the rightmost digit.
So you need to get digits. In a list.
Hint 1: Use divmod() function to break a number into digits. Divide by 10 to get decimal digits.
Hint 2: While n > 0: you can use divmod() to get a quotient and a remainder. If you save the remainder in the list, and use the quotient as the new value of n your number gets smaller until what's left is zero and you're done.
Hint 3: Your digits arrive in right-to-left order. Use reverse to switch the order of the list of this bothers you. Or create the list by using insert(0,digit).
Now that you have the digits. In a list. You can iterate through the list.
Try the for statement on for size.
You might need to use a "multiple and add" loop. total = total * new_base + next_digit is the way the body of the loop often looks.
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