python convert base

1# add as many different characters as you want
2alpha = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
3
4
5def convert(num, base=2):
6    assert base <= len(alpha), f"Unable to convert to base {base}"
7    converted = ""
8    while num > 0:
9        converted += alpha[num % base]
10        num //= base
11
12    if len(converted) == 0:
13        return "0"
14    return converted[::-1]
15  
16
17print(convert(15, 8))  # 17

1alpha = "0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
2
3
4def convert(num, base=2):
5    assert base <= len(alpha), f"Unable to convert to base {base}"
6    converted = ""
7    while num > 0:
8        converted += alpha[num % base]
9        num //= base
10
11    if len(converted) == 0:
12        return "0"
13    return converted[::-1]
14  
15
16print(convert(15, 8))  # 17