1 # Functions to convert between integers and Roman numerals. Doctest examples included.
3 # http://code.activestate.com/recipes/81611-roman-numerals/
4 # PSFL (GPL compatible)
6 def int_to_roman(input):
8 Convert an integer to Roman numerals.
12 Traceback (most recent call last):
13 ValueError: Argument must be between 1 and 3999
16 Traceback (most recent call last):
17 ValueError: Argument must be between 1 and 3999
20 Traceback (most recent call last):
21 TypeError: expected integer, got <type 'float'>
23 >>> for i in range(1, 21): print int_to_roman(i)
45 >>> print int_to_roman(2000)
47 >>> print int_to_roman(1999)
50 if type(input) != type(1):
51 raise TypeError, "expected integer, got %s" % type(input)
52 if not 0 < input < 4000:
53 raise ValueError, "Argument must be between 1 and 3999"
54 ints = (1000, 900, 500, 400, 100, 90, 50, 40, 10, 9, 5, 4, 1)
55 nums = ('M', 'CM', 'D', 'CD','C', 'XC','L','XL','X','IX','V','IV','I')
57 for i in range(len(ints)):
58 count = int(input / ints[i])
59 result += nums[i] * count
60 input -= ints[i] * count
63 def roman_to_int(input):
65 Convert a roman numeral to an integer.
67 >>> r = range(1, 4000)
68 >>> nums = [int_to_roman(i) for i in r]
69 >>> ints = [roman_to_int(n) for n in nums]
73 >>> roman_to_int('VVVIV')
74 Traceback (most recent call last):
76 ValueError: input is not a valid roman numeral: VVVIV
78 Traceback (most recent call last):
80 TypeError: expected string, got <type 'int'>
82 Traceback (most recent call last):
84 ValueError: input is not a valid roman numeral: A
85 >>> roman_to_int('IL')
86 Traceback (most recent call last):
88 ValueError: input is not a valid roman numeral: IL
90 if type(input) != type(""):
91 raise TypeError, "expected string, got %s" % type(input)
93 nums = ['M', 'D', 'C', 'L', 'X', 'V', 'I']
94 ints = [1000, 500, 100, 50, 10, 5, 1]
98 raise ValueError, "input is not a valid roman numeral: %s" % input
99 for i in range(len(input)):
101 value = ints[nums.index(c)]
102 # If the next place holds a larger number, this value is negative.
104 nextvalue = ints[nums.index(input[i +1])]
105 if nextvalue > value:
108 # there is no next place.
112 for n in places: sum += n
113 # Easiest test for validity...
114 if int_to_roman(sum) == input:
117 raise ValueError, 'input is not a valid roman numeral: %s' % input