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A run of the program should prompt the user to enter a number, the base of the number, and the base to convert to the number to, and then print the results of converting the number to decimal, and then the decimal to the output base. Here’s an example of output if the number to be converted is Hex 23B4 to Octal:

Enter a number: 23b4
Enter base from: 16
Enter base to convert to: 8
4 x 16 ^ 0 = 4 x 1 = 4
B x 16 ^ 1 = 11 x 16 = 176
3 x 16 ^ 2 = 3 x 256 = 768
2 x 16 ^ 3 = 2 x 4096 = 8192
23b4 base 16 is decimal 9140

9140 / 8 = 1142 , 4
1142 / 8 = 142 , 6
142 / 8 = 17 , 6
17 / 8 = 2 , 1
2 / 8 = 0 , 2
decimal 9140 is 21664 in base 8

So a general process flow is:
•	Ask for number to convert
•	Ask for base of number
•	Ask for base to convert to
•	Set decimal to return of "toDecimal" passing the number-in and base-in
•	Print message number-in base base-in is decimal decimal-value 
•	Set number-out to return of "fromDecimal" passing decimal and base-out
•	Print message decimal is number-out in base base-out

 Outline of the fromDecimal function:
•	Define a string number-out and initialize it to an empty string, i.e. ‘’ or "" (this will allow us to concatenate digits to it in a loop)
•	Set a quotient variable to the decimal passed in
•	Create while loop that checks for quotient great than zero
•	Set a remainder variable to quotient mod base-out
•	Set next-digit to return of valueToDigit passing in the remainder
•	Set a new-quotient variable to quotient integer-division base-out
•	Print this loop as: quotient / base-out = new-quotient , next-digit
•	Append next digit to front of number-out (e.g. sNumberOut = nextDigit + sNumberOut)
•	Set quotient to new-quotient
•	(Loop will continue till quotient is zero)
•	Return number-out


What I have tried:

Python
def digitToValue(digit, base):
    value = 0
    if digit >= '0' and digit <= '9':
        value = int(digit)
    elif digit >= 'A' and digit <= 'F':
        
        if digit == 'A': 
            value = 10
            
        elif digit == 'B': 
            value = 11
            
        elif digit == 'C': 
            value = 12
            
        elif digit == 'D': 
            value = 13
            
        elif digit == 'E': 
            value = 14
            
        else:
            value = 15 
    else:
        print("Invalid digit!")
        return -1
    
    if value < 0 or value >= base:
        print("Invalid digit for base!")
        return -1

    return value

def toDecimal (sNumber, nBase):
    decimal = 0
    
    for i in range(len(sNumber)):

        digitPos = len(sNumber) - 1 - i

        digit = sNumber[digitPos]

        digitVal = digitToValue(digit, nBase)

        if (digitVal == -1):
            return -1

        posVal = nBase ** i

        product = digitVal * posVal

        print(digit, "x", nBase, "^", i, "=", digitVal, "x", posVal, "=", product)

        decimal += product

        return decimal

    
    
numberIn = input("Enter a number: ")
baseIn = input("Enter base from: ")
convertTo = input("Enter base to convert to: ")
decimalOut = toDecimal(numberIn, baseIn)
print(decimalOut)
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Updated 19-Feb-18 9:38am
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PIEBALDconsult 19-Feb-18 0:16am    
Simulate?

The following code fixes the bugs your one has. Now you have to complete it.
Python
#  ...
def toDecimal (sNumber, nBase):
    decimal = 0

    for i in range(len(sNumber)):

        digitPos = len(sNumber) - 1 - i

        digit = sNumber[digitPos]

        digitVal = digitToValue(digit, nBase)


        if (digitVal == -1):
            return -1

        posVal = nBase ** i

        product = digitVal * posVal

        print(digit, "x", nBase, "^", i, "=", digitVal, "x", posVal, "=", product)

        decimal += product

    return decimal #  your return statement had wrong indentation



numberIn = input("Enter a number: ")
baseIn = input("Enter base from: ")
convertTo = input("Enter base to convert to: ")
decimalOut = toDecimal(str(numberIn), baseIn) # added the call to str function
print(decimalOut)
 
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def toDecimal (sNumber, nBase):
decimal = 0

for i in range(len(sNumber)):

digitPos = len(sNumber) - 1 - i

digit = sNumber[digitPos]

digitVal = digitToValue(digit, nBase)

if (digitVal == -1):
return -1

posVal = nBase ** i

product = digitVal * posVal

print(digit, "x", nBase, "^", i, "=", digitVal, "x", posVal, "=", product)

decimal += product

return decimal



numberIn = input("Enter a number: ")
baseIn = int(input("Enter base from: "))
convertTo = int(input("Enter base to convert to: "))
decimalOut = toDecimal(numberIn, baseIn)
print(numberIn, " base " , baseIn, " is decimal ", decimalOut)
fromDecimal = " "
numberOut = fromDecimal(decimal, baseOut)
print("decimal ", decimal, " is " , numberOut , " in base ", baseOut)
 
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Comments
Patrice T 19-Feb-18 12:35pm    
Is it your solution or new code withy new problems?
Member 13684472 19-Feb-18 12:57pm    
i just dont know how to get it like this:
Enter a number: 23b4
Enter base from: 16
Enter base to convert to: 8
4 x 16 ^ 0 = 4 x 1 = 4
B x 16 ^ 1 = 11 x 16 = 176
3 x 16 ^ 2 = 3 x 256 = 768
2 x 16 ^ 3 = 2 x 4096 = 8192
23b4 base 16 is decimal 9140

9140 / 8 = 1142 , 4
1142 / 8 = 142 , 6
142 / 8 = 17 , 6
17 / 8 = 2 , 1
2 / 8 = 0 , 2
decimal 9140 is 21664 in base 8

because when ever i run it it looks like this:
Enter a number: 23b4
Enter base from: 16
Enter base to convert to: 8
4 x 16 ^ 0 = 4 x 1 = 4
Invalid digit!
23b4 base 16 is decimal -1
Member 13686192 19-Feb-18 22:49pm    
Hey, im also stuck on the part with division. Can you show me how is done?

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