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This patch slightly optimize conversion int to string with base 2, 8 or 16 by calculating exactly number of digits and avoiding unnecessary memory allocation. The code is similar to used for decimal conversion.
Without patch:
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=1' 'bin(x)'
1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.295 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=1' 'oct(x)'
1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.327 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=1' 'hex(x)'
1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.298 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=9**999' 'bin(x)'
100000 loops, best of 3: 11.9 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=9**999' 'oct(x)'
100000 loops, best of 3: 4.55 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=9**999' 'hex(x)'
100000 loops, best of 3: 3.99 usec per loop
With patch:
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=1' 'bin(x)'
1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.213 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=1' 'oct(x)'
1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.228 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=1' 'hex(x)'
1000000 loops, best of 3: 0.215 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=9**999' 'bin(x)'
100000 loops, best of 3: 9.76 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=9**999' 'oct(x)'
100000 loops, best of 3: 3.58 usec per loop
$ ./python -m timeit -s 'x=9**999' 'hex(x)'
100000 loops, best of 3: 3.3 usec per loop