bases.py

def convert(num, base):

	highest_power = 0

	while base**highest_power < num:

		highest_power += 1

	result = ""

	while highest_power >= 0:

		multiplier =  num // base**highest_power

		result += str(multiplier)

		num -= multiplier*(base**highest_power)

		highest_power -= 1

	if result[0] == "0":

		return result[1:]

	else:

		return result