Convert a number, represented as a sequence of digits in one base, to any other base.
Implement general base conversion. Given a number in base a, represented as a sequence of digits, convert it to base b.
- Try to implement the conversion yourself. Do not use something else to perform the conversion for you.
About Positional Notation
In positional notation, a number in base b can be understood as a linear combination of powers of b.
The number 42, in base 10, means:
(4 * 10^1) + (2 * 10^0)
The number 101010, in base 2, means:
(1 * 2^5) + (0 * 2^4) + (1 * 2^3) + (0 * 2^2) + (1 * 2^1) + (0 * 2^0)
The number 1120, in base 3, means:
(1 * 3^3) + (1 * 3^2) + (2 * 3^1) + (0 * 3^0)
I think you got the idea!
Yes. Those three numbers above are exactly the same. Congratulations!
Sometimes it is necessary to raise an exception. When you do this, you should include a meaningful error message to indicate what the source of the error is. This makes your code more readable and helps significantly with debugging. Not every exercise will require you to raise an exception, but for those that do, the tests will only pass if you include a message.
To raise a message with an exception, just write it as an argument to the exception type. For example, instead of
raise Exception, you should write:
raise Exception("Meaningful message indicating the source of the error")To run the tests, run pytest all_your_base_test.py
Alternatively, you can tell Python to run the pytest module:
python -m pytest all_your_base_test.py
-v: enable verbose output-x: stop running tests on first failure--ff: run failures from previous test before running other test cases
For other options, see python -m pytest -h
Note that, when trying to submit an exercise, make sure the solution is in the $EXERCISM_WORKSPACE/python/all-your-base directory.
You can find your Exercism workspace by running exercism debug and looking for the line that starts with Workspace.
For more detailed information about running tests, code style and linting, please see Running the Tests.
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