Python base 36 encoding

Question

How can I encode an integer with base 36 in Python and then decode it again?

Answer 1

You can use numpy's base_repr(...) for this.

import numpy as np

num = 2017

num = np.base_repr(num, 36)
print(num)  # 1K1

num = int(num, 36)
print(num)  # 2017

Here is some information about numpy, int(x, base=10), and np.base_repr(number, base=2, padding=0).

(This answer was originally submitted as an edit to @christopher-beland's answer, but was rejected in favor of its own answer.)