#19531: Add conversion from fields to binary-like strings
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Reporter: tgagne | Owner:
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: major | Milestone: sage-6.10
Component: finite rings | Resolution:
Keywords: finite field, hex strings, | Merged in:
binary strings | Reviewers:
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Comment (by jdemeyer):
Replying to [comment:4 malb]:
> Replying to [comment:1 jdemeyer]:
> > Why strings? I think it's better to deal with numbers and then convert
the numbers to strings if needed.
>
> In crypto people really like to write 0xdeadbeef for a 32-bit number and
so.
Sure, I believe that. I just don't think that Sage finite fields should
directly deal with such strings. We already have conversion between
strings and integers, so it makes much more sense to implement conversion
between finite field elements and integers.
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