How to convert an integer to a string in any base?

Question

Python allows easy creation of an integer from a string of a given base via

int(str, base). 

I want to perform the inverse: creati

Answer 1

Another short one (and easier to understand imo):

def int_to_str(n, b, symbols='0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'):
    return (int_to_str(n/b, b, symbols) if n >= b else "") + symbols[n%b]

And with proper exception handling:

def int_to_str(n, b, symbols='0123456789abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz'):
    try:
        return (int_to_str(n/b, b) if n >= b else "") + symbols[n%b]
    except IndexError:
        raise ValueError(
            "The symbols provided are not enough to represent this number in "
            "this base")