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# pyvarint
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[](https://drone.autonomic.zone/hyperpy/pyvarint)
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## Varints, a method of serializing integers using one or more bytes
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> Generally in Python, integers are stored as long meaning that they will use
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> at least 32 bits. When storing many numbers which do not require 32 bits,
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> this would seem to be significantly wasteful; variable length representation
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> should be able to assist in such cases.
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## Install
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```sh
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$ pip install pyvarint
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```
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## Example
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```python
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from pyvarint import decode, encode
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encoded = encode(666)
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decoded = decode(encoded)
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print("number: 666", f"encoded: {encoded}", f"decoded: {decoded}", sep="\n")
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```
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Output:
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```sh
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number: 666
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encoded: b'\x9a\x05'
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decoded: 666
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```
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