istr-python 1.1.40__tar.gz → 1.1.42__tar.gz

{istr_python-1.1.40 → istr_python-1.1.42}/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: istr-python
-Version: 1.1.40
+Version: 1.1.42
 Summary: istr - strings you can count on
 Author-email: Ruud van der Ham <rt.van.der.ham@gmail.com>
 Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/salabim/istr
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ map(istr.join,filter(istr.prime, istr.combinations(range(10),2)))
     ==> istr('02'), istr('03'), ... istr('89')
 ```
 
-#### version 1.1.30 2026-05-19
-
-
 #### reverse an istr
 
 The method `reversed()` will return an istr with the reversed content:

{istr_python-1.1.40 → istr_python-1.1.42}/README.md

@@ -576,9 +576,6 @@ map(istr.join,filter(istr.prime, istr.combinations(range(10),2)))
     ==> istr('02'), istr('03'), ... istr('89')
 ```
 
-#### version 1.1.30 2026-05-19
-
-
 #### reverse an istr
 
 The method `reversed()` will return an istr with the reversed content:

{istr_python-1.1.40 → istr_python-1.1.42}/istr/istr.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #    |_||___/ \__||_|
 # strings you can count on
 
-__version__ = "1.1.40"
+__version__ = "1.1.42"
 import functools
 import itertools
 import types
@@ -727,19 +727,16 @@ class istr(str):
         return self[::-1]
 
     def ceil(self, divisible_by=1):
-        if divisible_by <= 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"step has to be >0, not {divisible_by}")
-        if divisible_by != int(divisible_by):
-            raise ValueError(f"step has to be an integer value, not {divisible_by}")
+        if divisible_by != int(divisible_by) or divisible_by<1:
+            raise ValueError(f"divisible_by has to be an integer value >=1 , not {divisible_by}")
         n = istr.interpret_as_float(self)
         return istr((math.ceil(n / divisible_by)) * divisible_by)
 
     def floor(self, divisible_by=1):
-        if divisible_by <= 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"step has to be >0, not {divisible_by}")
-        if divisible_by != int(divisible_by):
-            raise ValueError(f"step has to be an integer value, not {divisible_by}")
-        return istr((math.floor(self / divisible_by)) * divisible_by)
+        if divisible_by != int(divisible_by) or divisible_by<1:
+            raise ValueError(f"divisible_by has to be an integer value >=1 , not {divisible_by}")             
+        n = istr.interpret_as_float(self)
+        return istr((math.floor(n / divisible_by)) * divisible_by)
 
     def interpret_as_int(self):
         if isinstance(self, istr):
@@ -767,6 +764,13 @@ class istr(str):
 
         return str(self)
 
+    def interpret_as_istr(self): 
+        # ignore leading zeroes
+        if isinstance(self, collections.abc.Iterable) and not isinstance(self, str):
+            return istr.join(self)*1
+
+        return istr(self)*1
+        
     def _str_method(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
         return self.__class__(getattr(super(), name)(*args, **kwargs))
 
@@ -864,7 +868,7 @@ class istr(str):
         if as_str is True, a formatted output will be returned
         """
 
-        number = istr(istr.interpret_as_str(self))
+        number = istr.interpret_as_istr(self)
 
         lines = []
         if len(number)%2==1:            
@@ -889,8 +893,9 @@ class istr(str):
             remainder = dividend - trial
 
             root = root * 10 + x
-            lines.append(dividend)
-            lines.append(trial)
+            if trial:
+                lines.append(dividend)
+                lines.append(trial)
 
         lines.append(remainder)
         lines = [root] + [number] + lines[1:]
@@ -921,8 +926,8 @@ class istr(str):
             return lines
             
     def long_multiplication(self, number,as_str=False):
-        number0 = istr(istr.interpret_as_str(self))        
-        number1=istr(number)
+        number0 = istr.interpret_as_istr(self)   
+        number1=istr.interpret_as_istr(number)
         lines=[number0,number1]
         for i in number1.reversed():
             lines.append(number0*i)
@@ -942,8 +947,8 @@ class istr(str):
             return lines
         
     def long_division(self, divisor, as_str=False):
-        dividend = istr(istr.interpret_as_str(self))
-        divisor = istr(divisor)
+        dividend = istr.interpret_as_istr(self)
+        divisor = istr.interpret_as_istr(divisor)
     
         if dividend < 0:
             raise ValueError("dividend must be non-negative.")

{istr_python-1.1.40 → istr_python-1.1.42}/istr_python.egg-info/PKG-INFO

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Metadata-Version: 2.4
 Name: istr-python
-Version: 1.1.40
+Version: 1.1.42
 Summary: istr - strings you can count on
 Author-email: Ruud van der Ham <rt.van.der.ham@gmail.com>
 Project-URL: Homepage, https://github.com/salabim/istr
@@ -589,9 +589,6 @@ map(istr.join,filter(istr.prime, istr.combinations(range(10),2)))
     ==> istr('02'), istr('03'), ... istr('89')
 ```
 
-#### version 1.1.30 2026-05-19
-
-
 #### reverse an istr
 
 The method `reversed()` will return an istr with the reversed content:

{istr_python-1.1.40 → istr_python-1.1.42}/istr_python.egg-info/SOURCES.txt

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ README.md
 pyproject.toml
 istr/LICENSE.txt
 istr/__init__.py
-istr/istr - Copy.py
 istr/istr.py
 istr_python.egg-info/PKG-INFO
 istr_python.egg-info/SOURCES.txt

{istr_python-1.1.40 → istr_python-1.1.42}/pyproject.toml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ authors = [
     { name = "Ruud van der Ham", email = "rt.van.der.ham@gmail.com" },
 ]
 description = "istr - strings you can count on"
-version = "1.1.40"
+version = "1.1.42"
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.10"
 dependencies = []

{istr_python-1.1.40 → istr_python-1.1.42}/tests/test_istr.py

@@ -1138,6 +1138,10 @@ def test_ceil():
     assert istr.ceil(1000) == 1000
     assert istr.ceil(1000, 1) == 1000
     assert istr.ceil(1000.2, 1).equals(istr(1001))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError,match=re.escape(f"divisible_by has to be an integer value >=1")):
+        istr(1000).ceil(0)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError,match=re.escape(f"divisible_by has to be an integer value >=1")):        
+        istr(1000).ceil(2.5)
 
 
 def test_floor():
@@ -1146,8 +1150,10 @@ def test_floor():
     assert istr(1000).floor(2) == 1000
     assert istr(1000).floor(3) == 999
     assert istr.floor(1000) == 1000
-    assert istr.floor(1000, 1) == 1000
-    assert istr.floor(1000.2, 1).equals(istr(1000))
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError,match=re.escape(f"divisible_by has to be an integer value >=1")):
+        istr(1000).floor(0)
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError,match=re.escape(f"divisible_by has to be an integer value >=1")):
+        istr(1000).floor(2.5)
 
 
 def test_tuple_join():
@@ -1259,6 +1265,8 @@ def test_long_sqrt():
         istr("0"),
     ]
     assert istr.long_sqrt(34**2) == [istr("34"), istr("1156"), istr("9"), istr("256"), istr("256"), istr("0")]
+    assert istr.long_sqrt("001156") == [istr("34"), istr("1156"), istr("9"), istr("256"), istr("256"), istr("0")]
+
     assert (
         istr.long_sqrt(34**2, as_str=True)
         == """\
@@ -1277,6 +1285,8 @@ def test_long_sqrt():
 def test_long_multiplication():
     assert istr.long_multiplication(1234, 567) == [istr("1234"), istr("567"), istr("8638"), istr("7404"), istr("6170"), istr("699678")]
     assert istr(1234).long_multiplication(567) == [istr("1234"), istr("567"), istr("8638"), istr("7404"), istr("6170"), istr("699678")]
+    assert istr("01234").long_multiplication("0567") == [istr("1234"), istr("567"), istr("8638"), istr("7404"), istr("6170"), istr("699678")]
+
     assert (
         istr.long_multiplication(1234, 567, as_str=True)
         == """\
@@ -1294,6 +1304,8 @@ def test_long_multiplication():
 def test_long_division():
     assert istr.long_division(1395, 45) == [istr("31"), istr("45"), istr("1395"), istr("135"), istr("45"), istr("45"), istr("0")]
     assert istr(1395).long_division(45) == [istr("31"), istr("45"), istr("1395"), istr("135"), istr("45"), istr("45"), istr("0")]
+    assert istr.long_division(istr("01395"), istr("045")) == [istr("31"), istr("45"), istr("1395"), istr("135"), istr("45"), istr("45"), istr("0")]
+
     assert (
         istr.long_division(1395, 45, as_str=True)
         == """\

istr_python-1.1.40/istr/istr - Copy.py

@@ -1,1084 +0,0 @@
-#     _       _
-#    (_) ___ | |_  _ __
-#    | |/ __|| __|| '__|
-#    | |\__ \| |_ | |
-#    |_||___/ \__||_|
-# strings you can count on
-
-__version__ = "1.1.33"
-import functools
-import itertools
-import types
-import sys
-import inspect
-import math
-import operator
-import copy
-import bisect
-import collections
-import numbers
-
-"""
-Note: the changelog is in changelog.md
-
-You can view the changelog on www.salabim.org/istr/changelog
-
-The readme can be viewed on www.salabim.org/istr/
-"""
-
-_0_to_Z = "0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ"
-
-
-class _range:
-    """
-    based on https://codereview.stackexchange.com/questions/229073/pure-python-range-implementation
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, cls, start, stop, step, length, base, int_format, repr_mode):
-        self.start, self.stop, self.step = process_start_stop_step_length(start, stop, step, length)
-        if self.step == 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"step must not be zero, not {self.step}")
-        if self.step < 0:
-            step_sign = -1
-        else:
-            step_sign = 1
-        self._len = max(1 + (self.stop - self.start - step_sign) // self.step, 0)
-        self.parent_cls = cls
-        self.base = cls._base if base is None else base
-        self.int_format = cls._int_format if int_format is None else int_format
-        self.repr_mode = cls._repr_mode if repr_mode is None else repr_mode
-        self.init_done = True
-
-    def __setattr__(self, name, value):
-        if getattr(self, "init_done", False):
-            raise AttributeError()
-        super().__setattr__(name, value)
-
-    def __contains__(self, value):
-        if isinstance(value, int):
-            return self._index(value) != -1
-        return any(n == value for n in self)
-
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        if not isinstance(other, type(self)):
-            return False
-        if self._len != len(other):
-            return False
-        if self._len == 0:
-            return True
-        if self.start != other.start:
-            return False
-        if self[-1] == other[-1]:
-            return True
-        return False
-
-    def __getitem__(self, index):
-        def adjust_indices(length, start, stop, step):
-            if step is None:
-                step = 1
-            else:
-                step = int(step)
-
-            if start is None:
-                start = length - 1 if step < 0 else 0
-            else:
-                start = int(start)
-                if start < 0:
-                    start += length
-                    if start < 0:
-                        start = -1 if step < 0 else 0
-                elif start >= length:
-                    start = length - 1 if step < 0 else length
-
-            if stop is None:
-                stop = -1 if step < 0 else length
-            else:
-                stop = int(stop)
-                if stop < 0:
-                    stop += length
-                    if stop < 0:
-                        stop = -1 if step < 0 else 0
-                elif stop >= length:
-                    stop = length - 1 if step < 0 else length
-
-            return start, stop, step
-
-        if isinstance(index, slice):
-            start, stop, step = adjust_indices(self._len, index.start, index.stop, index.step)
-            return self.parent_cls.range(
-                self.start + self.step * start,
-                self.start + self.step * stop,
-                self.step * step,
-                base=self.base,
-                int_format=self.int_format,
-                repr_mode=self.repr_mode,
-            )
-        index = int(index)
-        if index < 0:
-            index += self._len
-        if not 0 <= index < self._len:
-            raise IndexError("range object index out of range")
-        return self.parent_cls(self.start + self.step * index, base=self.base, int_format=self.int_format, repr_mode=self.repr_mode)
-
-    def __hash__(self):
-        if self._len == 0:
-            return id(self.parent_cls.range)
-        return hash((self._len, self.start, int(self[-1])))
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        value = self.start
-        if self.step > 0:
-            while value < self.stop:
-                yield self.parent_cls(value, base=self.base, int_format=self.int_format, repr_mode=self.repr_mode)
-                value += self.step
-        else:
-            while value > self.stop:
-                yield self.parent_cls(value, base=self.base, int_format=self.int_format, repr_mode=self.repr_mode)
-                value += self.step
-
-    def __len__(self):
-        return self._len
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        if self.step == 1:
-            return f"{self.parent_cls.__name__}.range({self.start}, {self.stop})"
-        return f"{self.parent_cls.__name__}.range({self.start}, {self.stop}, {self.step})"
-
-    def __reversed__(self):
-        return iter(self[::-1])
-
-    def _index(self, value):
-        index_mul_step = value - self.start
-        if index_mul_step % self.step:
-            return -1
-        index = index_mul_step // self.step
-        if 0 <= index < self._len:
-            return index
-        return -1
-
-    def count(self, value):
-        """
-        Rangeobject.count(value) -> integer
-        Return number of occurrences of value.
-        """
-        return sum(1 for n in self if int(n) == int(value))
-
-    def index(self, value, start=0, stop=None):
-        if start < 0:
-            start = max(self._len + start, 0)
-        if stop is None:
-            stop = self._len
-        if stop < 0:
-            stop += self._len
-
-        if isinstance(value, int):
-            index = self._index(value)
-            if start <= index < stop:
-                return index
-            raise ValueError(f"{value} is not in range")
-
-        i = start
-        n = self.start + self.step * i
-        while i < stop:
-            if n == int(value):
-                return i
-            i += 1
-            n += self.step
-        raise ValueError(f"{value} is not in range")
-
-
-class istr(str):
-    """
-    istr object
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    value : any
-        if str, the value will to be interpreted as an int
-            istr('8') ==> istr('8')
-        if numeric, the value will be interpreted as an int
-            istr(8) ==> istr('8')
-        if str and starts with '=', the value will be retrieved from letter variables and other characters unprocessed, e.g.
-            if a=4 and b=32, istr('=ab1') will be istr'('4321')
-        if str and starts with ':=', the value will be retrieved from letter variables. And the corresponding value will be set, e.g.
-            if a=4 and b=32, istr(':=ab') will be istr'('432') and ab will be assigned that value too.
-        if a dict (or subtype of dict), the same type dict will be returned with all values istr'ed
-            istr({0: 0, 1: 1, 2: 4}) ==> {0: istr('0'), 1: istr('1'), 2: istr('4')}
-        if an iterator, the iterator will be mapped with istr
-            istr(i * i for i in range(3)) ==> <map object>
-            list(istr(i * i for i in range(3))) ==> [istr('0'), istr('1'), istr('4')]
-        if an iterable, the same type will be returned with all elements istr'ed
-            istr([0, 1, 4]) ==> [istr('0'), istr('1'), istr('4')]
-            istr((0, 1, 4)) ==> (istr('0'), istr('1'), istr('4'))
-            istr({0, 1, 4}) ==> {istr('4'), istr('0'), istr('1')} # or similar
-        if a range, an istr.range instance will be returned
-            istr(range(3)) ==> istr.range(3)
-            list(istr(range(3))) ==> [istr('0'), istr('1'), istr('2')]
-            len(istr(range(3))) ==> 3
-        if an istr, the same istr will be returned istr(istr('2')) ==> istr('2')
-
-        it is possible to give more than one parameter, in which case a tuple
-        of the istrs of the parameters will be returned, which can be handy
-        to multiple assign, e.g.
-            a, b, c = istr(5, 6, 7) ==> a=istr('5') , b=istr('6'), c=istr('7')
-    """
-
-    __slots__ = ("_as_int", "_this_base", "_this_int_format", "_this_repr_mode")
-
-    _int_format = ""
-    _repr_mode = "istr"
-    _base = 10
-    _nan = object()
-    _digits_cache = {}
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _to_base(cls, number, base):
-        if number < 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"negative numbers are not allowed for base {base}")
-        result = ""
-        while number:
-            result += _0_to_Z[number % base]
-            number //= base
-        return result[::-1] or "0"
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _to_int(cls, value, base=10):
-        try:
-            if base != 10 and isinstance(value, str):
-                return int(value, base)
-            else:
-                return int(value)
-        except Exception:
-            return cls._nan
-
-    def __new__(cls, *value, namespace=None, base=None, int_format=None, repr_mode=None):
-        base = cls._base if base is None else base
-        int_format = cls._int_format if int_format is None else int_format
-        repr_mode = cls._repr_mode if repr_mode is None else repr_mode
-        if len(value) == 1:
-            value = value[0]  # normal case of 1 parameter
-        elif len(value) == 0:
-            raise TypeError("no parameter given")
-
-        match value:
-            case range():
-                return cls.range(value.start, value.stop, value.step, base=base, int_format=int_format, repr_mode=repr_mode)
-            case _range():
-                return value
-            case cls():
-                if value.is_int():
-                    return cls(value._as_int, base=base, int_format=int_format, repr_mode=repr_mode)
-                else:
-                    return copy.copy(value)
-            case dict():
-                return type(value)(
-                    (k, cls(v, base=base, int_format=int_format, repr_mode=repr_mode, namespace=get_namespace(namespace))) for k, v in value.items()
-                )
-
-            case _ if not isinstance(value, (str, type)) and hasattr(value, "__iter__"):
-                if hasattr(value, "__next__"):
-                    return map(lambda v: cls(v, base=base, int_format=int_format, repr_mode=repr_mode, namespace=get_namespace(namespace)), value)
-                return type(value)(map(lambda v: cls(v, base=base, int_format=int_format, repr_mode=repr_mode, namespace=get_namespace(namespace)), value))
-
-        if isinstance(value, str) and (any(value.startswith(s) and value != s for s in ("=", ":="))):
-            if value[0] == "=":
-                value = str(cls.compose(value[1:], namespace=get_namespace(namespace)))
-            else:  # it's :=
-                var_name = value[2:]
-                if not var_name.isidentifier():
-                    raise ValueError(f"{var_name!r} is not a valid identifier")
-                value = str(cls.compose(var_name, namespace=get_namespace(namespace)))
-                get_namespace(namespace)[var_name] = cls(value)
-        as_int = cls._to_int(value, base)
-        if as_int is cls._nan or isinstance(value, str):
-            as_str = value
-        else:
-            if int_format == "" or base != 10:
-                if base == 10:
-                    as_str = str(as_int)
-                else:
-                    as_str = cls._to_base(as_int, base)
-            else:
-                as_str = f"{as_int:{int_format}}"
-
-        self = super().__new__(cls, as_str)
-        self._as_int = as_int
-        self._this_base = base
-        self._this_int_format = int_format
-        self._this_repr_mode = repr_mode
-        return self
-
-    def __iter__(self):
-        yield from self.__class__(super().__iter__())
-
-    def __hash__(self):
-        return hash((self.__class__, str(self)))
-
-    def __eq__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, istr):
-            if self.is_int() and other.is_int():
-                return self._as_int == other._as_int
-        if isinstance(other, str):
-            return super().__eq__(other)
-        if self.is_int():
-            try:
-                return self._as_int == int(other)
-            except Exception:
-                return False
-        return False
-
-    def __ne__(self, other):
-        return not self == other
-
-    def __repr__(self):
-        match self._this_repr_mode:
-            case "istr":
-                return f"{self.__class__.__name__}({repr(str(self))})"
-            case "int":
-                return "?" if self._as_int is self._nan else repr(self._as_int)
-            case _:
-                return repr(str(self))
-
-    def __bool__(self):
-        if self.is_int():
-            return bool(self._as_int)
-        return bool(str(self))
-
-    def _frepr(self, obj):
-        # like repr, but if obj is an istr, the as_repr is not used to make sure the
-        # the returned value is istr(...) and not infuenced by the repr mode
-        if isinstance(obj, self.__class__):
-            return f"{obj.__class__.__name__}({super(istr, obj).__repr__()})"
-        return repr(obj)
-
-    def _int_method(self, name, op, *args):
-        if len(args) == 1:
-            other = args[0]
-            if not self.is_int() or self._to_int(other) is self._nan:
-                if name.startswith("__r"):
-                    raise TypeError(f"unsupported operand for {op}: {self._frepr(other)} and {self._frepr(self)}")
-                else:
-                    raise TypeError(f"unsupported operand for {op}: {self._frepr(self)} and {self._frepr(other)}")
-            if "<" in op or ">" in op:
-                return getattr(self._as_int, name)(self._to_int(other))
-            else:
-                return self.__class__(getattr(self._as_int, name)(self._to_int(other)))
-        else:
-            if not self.is_int():
-                raise TypeError(f"unsupported operand for {op}: {self._frepr(self)}")
-            return self.__class__(getattr(self._as_int, name)())
-
-    for name_op in (
-        "__add__+ __radd__+ __sub__- __rsub__- __mul__* __rmul__* __floordiv__// __rfloordiv__// "
-        "__truediv__/ __rtruediv__/ __pow__** __rpow__** __mod__% __rmod__% "
-        "__divmod__divmod __rdivmod__divmod "
-        "__le__<= __lt__< __gt__> __ge__>= "
-        "__round__round __trunc__trunc __floor__floor __ceil__ceil __neg__- __pos__+ "
-        "__invert__~ __abs__abs "
-    ).split():
-        i = len(name_op) - "".join(reversed(name_op)).find("_")  # pos of last _
-        name = name_op[:i]
-        op = name_op[i:]
-
-        locals()[name] = functools.partialmethod(_int_method, name, op)
-
-    def __int__(self):
-        if not self.is_int():
-            raise ValueError(f"invalid literal for int(): {self._frepr(self)}")
-        return int(self._as_int)
-
-    def __float__(self):
-        if not self.is_int():
-            raise ValueError(f"invalid literal for float(): {self._frepr(self)}")
-        return float(self._as_int)
-
-    def __complex__(self):
-        if not self.is_int():
-            raise ValueError(f"invalid literal for complex(): {self._frepr(self)}")
-        return complex(self._as_int)
-
-    def is_even(self):
-        return istr.is_divisible_by(self, 2)
-
-    def is_odd(self):
-        return not istr.is_divisible_by(self, 2)
-
-    def is_palindrome(self):
-        self_as_str = istr.interpret_as_str(self)
-        return self_as_str == self_as_str[::-1]
-
-    def is_non_decreasing(self):
-        self_as_str = istr.interpret_as_str(self)
-        return all(i0 <= i1 for i0, i1 in zip(self_as_str, self_as_str[1:]))
-
-    def is_non_increasing(self):
-        self_as_str = istr.interpret_as_str(self)
-        return all(i0 >= i1 for i0, i1 in zip(self_as_str, self_as_str[1:]))
-
-    def is_increasing(self):
-        self_as_str = istr.interpret_as_str(self)
-        return all(i0 < i1 for i0, i1 in zip(self_as_str, self_as_str[1:]))
-
-    def is_decreasing(self):
-        self_as_str = istr.interpret_as_str(self)
-        return all(i0 > i1 for i0, i1 in zip(self_as_str, self_as_str[1:]))
-
-    def is_divisible_by(self, divisor):
-        return istr.divided_by(self, divisor) is not None
-
-    def divided_by(self, divisor, fallback=None):
-        if divisor == 0:
-            return fallback
-        quotient, remainder = divmod(istr.interpret_as_int(self), int(divisor))
-        return istr(quotient) if remainder == 0 else fallback
-
-    def is_prime(self):
-        n = istr.interpret_as_int(self)
-        if n < 1_000_000:
-            return n in istr._primes_up_to_1_000_000_as_set()
-
-        if not n & 1:
-            return False
-
-        for x in range(3, int(n**0.5) + 1, 2):
-            if n % x == 0:
-                return False
-        return True
-
-    @classmethod
-    def primes(cls, start=None, stop=None, /, length=None, cache=True):
-        """
-        returns all primes up to a given upperbound or between a given lowerbound and upperbound
-        alternatively, the length can be given
-        """
-        start, stop, step = process_start_stop_step_length(start, stop, 1, length)
-        if (cls, "primes", start, stop) in _cache:
-            return _cache[cls, "primes", start, stop]
-
-        if stop <= 1_000_000:
-            result = in_range(cls._primes_up_to_1_000_000(), start, stop)
-        else:
-            result = cls._primes(start, stop)
-        if cache:
-            _cache[cls, "primes", start, stop] = result
-        return result
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _primes(cls, start, stop):
-        sieve = bytearray(b"\x01") * (stop + 1)
-        sieve[0:2] = b"\x00\x00"
-
-        for i in range(2, int(stop**0.5) + 1):
-            if sieve[i]:
-                sieve[i * i : stop + 1 : i] = b"\x00" * (((stop - i * i) // i) + 1)
-
-        return list(map(cls, ([i for i, is_prime in enumerate(sieve) if is_prime and start <= i < stop])))  # range check just to be sure
-
-    @classmethod
-    @functools.lru_cache
-    def _primes_up_to_1_000_000(cls):
-        return cls._primes(0, 1_000_000)
-
-    @classmethod
-    @functools.lru_cache
-    def _primes_up_to_1_000_000_as_set(cls):
-        return set(map(int, cls._primes_up_to_1_000_000()))
-
-    def is_square(self):
-        return istr.is_power_of(self, 2)
-
-    def is_cube(self):
-        return istr.is_power_of(self, 3)
-
-    def is_power_of(self, exponent):
-        n = istr.interpret_as_int(self)
-        exponent = check_integer(exponent, "exponent")
-        if n < 0:
-            if exponent % 2 == 0:
-                return False
-            else:
-                n = -n
-        match exponent:
-            case 0:
-                return n == 1
-            case 1:
-                return True
-            case x if x < 0:
-                raise ValueError(f"exponent must be >=0; not {exponent}")
-            case _ if n < 1_000_000:
-                return n in istr._power_ofs_up_to_1_000_000_as_set(exponent)
-            case _:
-                ...
-        return n == round(n ** (1 / exponent)) ** exponent
-
-    @classmethod
-    def squares(cls, start=None, stop=None, /, length=None, cache=True):
-        """
-        returns all squares up to a given stop or between a given start and stop
-        alternatively, the length can be given
-        """
-        return cls.power_ofs(2, start, stop, length=length, cache=cache)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def cubes(cls, start=None, stop=None, /, length=None, cache=True):
-        """
-        returns all cubes up to a given stop or between a given start and stop
-        alternatively, the length can be given
-        """
-        return cls.power_ofs(3, start, stop, length=length, cache=cache)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def power_ofs(cls, exponent, start=None, stop=None, /, length=None, cache=True):
-        """
-        returns all power of n up to a given stop or between a given start and stop
-        alternatively, the length can be given
-        """
-        start, stop, step = process_start_stop_step_length(start, stop, 1, length)
-        exponent = check_integer(exponent, "exponent")
-
-        if (cls, "power_ofs", exponent, start, stop) in _cache:
-            return _cache[cls, "power_ofs", exponent, start, stop]
-        match exponent:
-            case 0:
-                if start <= 1 < stop:
-                    result = [istr(1)]
-                else:
-                    result = []
-            case 1:
-                result = cls(list(range(start, stop)))
-            case x if (x % 2 == 0 or start >= 0) and stop <= 1_000_000:
-                result = in_range(cls._power_ofs_up_to_1_000_000(exponent), start, stop)
-            case _:
-                result = cls._power_ofs(exponent, start, stop)
-        if cache:
-            _cache[cls, "power_ofs", exponent, start, stop] = result
-        return result
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _power_ofs(cls, exponent, start, stop):
-        if exponent % 2 == 0:
-            start = max(0, start)
-        match exponent:
-            case 0:
-                if start <= 1 < stop:
-                    result = [1]
-                else:
-                    result = []
-            case 1:
-                result = [*range(start, stop)]
-            case _:
-                result = []
-                if start < 0:  # can't be the case for even n (because of above limiting)
-                    i = -int((-start) ** (1 / exponent))
-                else:
-                    i = int(start ** (1 / exponent))
-                while (i_n := i**exponent) < stop:
-                    if i_n >= start:  # just to be sure
-                        result.append(i_n)
-                    i += 1
-
-        return list(map(cls, result))
-
-    @classmethod
-    @functools.lru_cache
-    def _power_ofs_up_to_1_000_000(cls, n):
-        return cls._power_ofs(n, 0, 1_000_000)
-
-    @classmethod
-    @functools.lru_cache
-    def _power_ofs_up_to_1_000_000_as_set(cls, n):
-        return set(map(int, cls._power_ofs_up_to_1_000_000(n)))
-
-    def decompose(self, letters, namespace=None):
-        """
-        decompose one-letter variables into global variables
-        each one-letter variable must represent just one character
-        same one-letter variables represent the the same character
-        the istr must have the same length as the letters
-        """
-        namespace = get_namespace(namespace)
-
-        lookup = {}
-
-        if len(letters) != len(self):
-            raise ValueError(f"incorrect number of variables {len(letters)}; should be {len(self)}")
-
-        for letter, ch in zip(letters, self):
-            if letter in lookup and lookup[letter] != ch:
-                raise ValueError(f"multiple values found for variable {letter}")
-            if not letter.isidentifier():
-                raise ValueError(f"{repr(letter)} cannot be used as a variable")
-            lookup[str(letter)] = ch
-        namespace.update(lookup)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def compose(cls, letters, namespace=None):
-        """
-        compose an istr from individual letter variables
-        """
-        namespace = get_namespace(namespace)
-        result = []
-        for letter in letters:
-            if letter.isidentifier():
-                if letter not in namespace:
-                    raise ValueError(f"variable {repr(letter)} not defined")
-                result.append(str(namespace[letter]))
-            else:
-                result.append(letter)
-        return cls("".join(result))
-
-    def __or__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, str):
-            return self.__class__(str(self).__add__(other))
-        else:
-            raise TypeError(f"unsupported operand type(s) for |: {self._frepr(self)} and {self._frepr(other)}")
-
-    def __ror__(self, other):
-        if isinstance(other, str):
-            return self.__class__(other.__add__(str(self)))
-        else:
-            raise TypeError(f"unsupported operand type(s) for |: {self._frepr(other)} and {self._frepr(self)}")
-
-    def __matmul__(self, other):
-        try:
-            return self.__class__(super().__mul__(other))
-        except Exception:  # TypeError:
-            raise TypeError(f"unsupported operand type(s) for @: {self._frepr(self)}  and {self._frepr(other)}")
-
-    def __rmatmul__(self, other):
-        try:
-            return self.__class__(super().__rmul__(other))
-        except TypeError:
-            raise TypeError(f"unsupported operand type(s) for @|: {self._frepr(other)}  and {self._frepr(self)}")
-
-    def __getitem__(self, key):
-        return self.__class__(super().__getitem__(key))
-
-    def all_distinct(self):
-        return len(self) == len(set(self))
-
-    def is_consecutive(self):
-        s = istr.interpret_as_str(self)
-        if len(s) <= 1:
-            return False
-        c0 = s[0]
-        for c1 in s[1:]:
-            if ord(c1) - ord(c0) != 1:
-                return False
-            c0 = c1
-        return True
-
-    def is_triangular(self):
-        n = istr.interpret_as_int(self)
-        if n <= 0:
-            return False
-        return istr.is_square(n * 8 + 1)
-
-    def reversed(self):
-        return self[::-1]
-
-    def ceil(self, divisible_by=1):
-        if divisible_by <= 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"step has to be >0, not {divisible_by}")
-        if divisible_by != int(divisible_by):
-            raise ValueError(f"step has to be an integer value, not {divisible_by}")
-        n = istr.interpret_as_float(self)
-        return istr((math.ceil(n / divisible_by)) * divisible_by)
-
-    def floor(self, divisible_by=1):
-        if divisible_by <= 0:
-            raise ValueError(f"step has to be >0, not {divisible_by}")
-        if divisible_by != int(divisible_by):
-            raise ValueError(f"step has to be an integer value, not {divisible_by}")
-        return istr((math.floor(self / divisible_by)) * divisible_by)
-
-    def interpret_as_int(self):
-        if isinstance(self, istr):
-            if not self.is_int():
-                raise TypeError(f"not interpretable as int: {self._frepr(self)}")
-            return self._as_int
-        if isinstance(self, collections.abc.Iterable) and not isinstance(self, str):
-            return int(istr.join(self))
-
-        return int(self)
-
-    def interpret_as_float(self):
-        if isinstance(self, istr):
-            if not self.is_int():
-                raise TypeError(f"not interpretable as float: {self._frepr(self)}")
-            return self._as_int
-        if isinstance(self, collections.abc.Iterable) and not isinstance(self, str):
-            return float(istr.join(self))
-
-        return float(self)
-
-    def interpret_as_str(self):
-        if isinstance(self, collections.abc.Iterable) and not isinstance(self, str):
-            return istr.join(self)
-
-        return str(self)
-
-    def _str_method(self, name, *args, **kwargs):
-        return self.__class__(getattr(super(), name)(*args, **kwargs))
-
-    for name in (
-        "capitalize casefold center expandtabs format join ljust lower lstrip partition removeprefix "
-        "removesuffix replace rjust rpartition rsplit rstrip split strip swapcase title translate upper zfill"
-    ).split():
-        locals()[name] = functools.partialmethod(_str_method, name)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def zip(cls, *iterables, strict=False, join=False):
-        if join:
-            return cls.concat(cls(zip(*iterables, strict=strict)))
-        else:
-            return cls(zip(*iterables, strict=strict))
-
-    @classmethod
-    def batched(cls, iterable, n, *, strict=False, join=False):  # will be overridden if in itertools and not Python 3.12
-        if n < 1:
-            raise ValueError("n must be at least one")
-        iterator = iter(iterable)
-        while batch := tuple(itertools.islice(iterator, n)):
-            if strict and len(batch) != n:
-                raise ValueError("istr.batched(): incomplete batch")
-            if join:
-                yield cls.join(cls(batch))
-            else:
-                yield cls(batch)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _itertools_method(cls, name, *args, **kwargs):
-        return cls(getattr(itertools, name)(*args, **kwargs))
-
-    @classmethod
-    def _itertools_join_method(cls, name, *args, join=False, **kwargs):
-        res = cls(getattr(itertools, name)(*args, **kwargs))
-        return map(cls.join, res) if join else res
-
-    for name in dir(itertools):
-        if not name.startswith("_") and not name == "count":  # count has its own method
-            match name:
-                case "groupby" | "tee":
-                    locals()[name] = getattr(itertools, name)
-                case "permutations" | "combinations" | "combinations_with_replacement" | "product" | "batched" | "pairwise" | "zip_longest":
-                    if name == "batched" and sys.version_info[:2] == (3, 12):
-                        continue  # version 3.12 does not support the strict parameter, so, we don't use the itertools method
-                    locals()[name] = functools.partialmethod(_itertools_join_method, name)
-                case _:
-                    locals()[name] = functools.partialmethod(_itertools_method, name)
-
-    def count(*args):
-        if len(args) >= 2 and isinstance(args[0], istr):
-            return str(args[0]).count(str(args[1]), *map(int, args[2:]))
-        else:
-            return istr(itertools.count(*args))
-
-    def is_int(self):
-        return self._as_int is not self._nan
-
-    def join(self, iterable=None):
-        if isinstance(self, istr):
-            return self.__class__(str(self).join(iterable))
-        if iterable is None:
-            return istr("").join(self)
-        if not isinstance(self, str):
-            raise TypeError(f"{self!r} should be istr, str or iterable, not {type(self)}")
-        return istr(self).join(iterable)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def concat(cls, iterable):
-        return map(cls.join, cls(iterable))
-
-    def prod(self, *, start=1):
-        return math.prod(self, start=istr(start))
-
-    @classmethod
-    def sumprod(cls, p, q, /, strict=True):
-        if "sumprod" in math.__dict__ and strict:
-            return cls(math.sumprod(p, q))
-        return sum(_map(operator.__mul__, cls(p), cls(q), strict=strict))
-
-    @classmethod
-    def enumerate(cls, iterable, start=0):
-        for i, value in enumerate(iterable, int(start)):
-            yield cls(i), value
-
-    def this_base(self):
-        return self._this_base
-
-    def this_int_format(self):
-        return self._this_int_format
-
-    def this_repr_mode(self):
-        return self._this_repr_mode
-
-    @classmethod
-    class int_format:
-        def __new__(cls, cls_int_format, int_format=None):
-            if int_format is None:
-                return cls_int_format._int_format
-            return super().__new__(cls)
-
-        def __init__(self, cls, int_format):
-            self.saved_int_format = cls._int_format
-            self.saved_cls = cls
-            if not (isinstance(int_format, str) and all(x in "0123456789" for x in int_format)):
-                raise ValueError(f"{repr(int_format)} is incorrect int_format")
-
-            cls._int_format = int_format
-
-        def __enter__(self): ...
-
-        def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb):
-            self.saved_cls._int_format = self.saved_int_format
-
-    @classmethod
-    class repr_mode:
-        def __new__(cls, cls_repr_mode, mode=None):
-            if mode is None:
-                return cls_repr_mode._repr_mode
-            if mode is int:
-                mode = "int"
-            if mode in ("istr", "str", "int"):  # istr is used only for TypeErrors
-                return super().__new__(cls)
-            raise TypeError(f"mode not 'istr', 'str' or 'int', but {repr(mode)}")
-
-        def __init__(self, cls, mode):
-            self.saved_repr_mode = cls._repr_mode
-            self.saved_cls = cls
-            cls._repr_mode = mode
-
-        def __enter__(self): ...
-
-        def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb):
-            self.saved_cls._repr_mode = self.saved_repr_mode
-
-    @classmethod
-    class base:
-        def __new__(cls, cls_base, base=None):
-            if base is None:
-                return cls_base._base
-            if 2 <= base <= 36:
-                return super().__new__(cls)
-            raise ValueError(f"base not between 2 and 36, but {base}")
-
-        def __init__(self, cls, base):
-            self.saved_base = cls._base
-            self.saved_cls = cls
-            cls._base = base
-
-        def __enter__(self): ...
-
-        def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, exc_tb):
-            self.saved_cls._base = self.saved_base
-
-    @classmethod
-    def range(cls, start=None, stop=None, step=1, /, length=None, base=None, int_format=None, repr_mode=None):
-        return _range(cls, start, stop, step, length, base=base, int_format=int_format, repr_mode=repr_mode)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def digits(cls, *args):
-        """
-        return an istr of istr'ed digits as specified with args
-
-        if no args, 0-9 will be used
-
-        all given args will be used
-        each arg has to be either null string, <digit>, <digit>-<digit>, <digit>- or -<digit>
-
-        the digits may be '0' through '9' and 'A' through 'Z' (not case sensitive)
-        The returned value will always be in uppercase (if applicable).
-
-        Examples
-        --------
-        istr.digits() ==> istr('0123456789')
-        istr.digits('') ==> istr('0123456789')
-        istr.digits('1') ==> istr('1')
-        istr.digits('3-') ==> istr('3456789')
-        istr.digits('-3') ==> istr('0123')
-        istr('1-4', '6', '8-9') ==> istr('1234689')
-        istr('1', '1-2', '1-3') ==> istr('11213')
-        istr.digits('-z') ==> istr('0123456789ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ')
-        istr.digits('C') ==> istr('C')
-        istr.digits('A-F') ==> istr('ABCDEF')
-        istr.digits('X-') ==> istr('XYZ')
-
-        Note
-        ----
-        A digit can occur more than once.
-        """
-        key = (args, cls._base, cls._int_format, cls._repr_mode)
-        if key in cls._digits_cache:
-            return cls._digits_cache[key]
-        result = []
-        if not args:
-            args = ["0-9"]
-        for arg in args:
-            if arg.strip() == "":
-                arg = "0-9"
-            pre, *post = arg.split("-", 1)
-            if pre.strip() == "":
-                pre = "0"
-            pre = pre.upper()
-            if len(pre) > 1 or pre not in _0_to_Z:
-                raise ValueError(f"incorrect specifier: {repr(arg)}")
-            start = _0_to_Z.index(pre)
-
-            if post:
-                post = post[0]
-                if post.strip() == "":
-                    if pre in "0123456789":
-                        post = "9"
-                    else:
-                        post = "Z"
-                post = post.upper()
-                if len(post) > 1 or post not in _0_to_Z:
-                    raise ValueError(f"incorrect specifier: {repr(arg)}")
-                stop = _0_to_Z.index(post)
-                if start > stop:
-                    raise ValueError(f"incorrect specifier: {repr(arg)}")
-            else:
-                stop = start
-            result.extend(_0_to_Z[i] for i in range(start, stop + 1))
-
-        result = cls("".join(result))
-        cls._digits_cache[key] = result
-        return result
-
-
-def _map(func, *iterables, strict=False):
-    """
-    like map, but with a strict parameter (also for Python < 3.14)
-    """
-    if sys.version_info >= (3, 14):
-        yield from map(func, *iterables, strict=strict)
-        return
-
-    if not strict:
-        yield from map(func, *iterables)
-        return
-
-    iterators = [iter(it) for it in iterables]
-
-    while True:
-        values = []
-        exhausted = []
-        for it in iterators:
-            try:
-                v = next(it)
-                values.append(v)
-                exhausted.append(False)
-            except StopIteration:
-                values.append(None)
-                exhausted.append(True)
-
-        if all(exhausted):
-            return
-
-        if any(exhausted) and not all(exhausted):
-            raise ValueError("map_strict: iterables have different lengths")
-
-        yield func(*values)
-
-
-_cache = {}
-
-
-def in_range(lst, start, stop):
-    """
-    this function will give all values of lst in the range [start, stop)
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    lst : list
-        must be sorted!
-
-    start : int (or istr)
-        lowerbound
-
-    stop : int (or istr)
-        non inclusive upperbound
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    list of all items in [start, stop)
-
-    Note
-    ----
-    Equivalent to
-    [item for item in lst if start <= item < stop], but more efficient.
-    """
-    start = int(start)
-    stop = int(stop)
-    left = bisect.bisect_left(lst, start)
-    right = bisect.bisect_left(lst, stop)
-    return lst[left:right]
-
-
-def check_integer(value, value_description):
-
-    if not isinstance(value, numbers.Number):
-        try:
-            return int(value)
-        except TypeError:
-            raise ValueError(f"{value_description} should be an integer, not {value}")
-
-    if value != int(value):
-        raise ValueError(f"{value_description} should be an integer, not {value}")
-    return int(value)
-
-
-def process_start_stop_step_length(start, stop, step, length):
-    if start is None and length is None:
-        raise ValueError("no bound(s) or length specified")
-    if length is not None:
-        if start is not None:
-            raise ValueError("both bound(s) and length specified")
-        length = check_integer(length, "length")
-        if length < 1:
-            raise ValueError(f"length must be >=1, not {length}")
-        start = 10 ** (length - 1)
-        stop = start * 10
-    else:
-        start, stop = (0, start) if stop is None else (start, stop)
-    start = check_integer(start, "start")
-    stop = check_integer(stop, "upperbound")
-    step = check_integer(step, "step")
-    return start, stop, step
-
-
-def get_namespace(namespace):
-    if namespace is None:
-        frame = real_caller_frame()
-        namespace = frame.f_globals
-    return namespace
-
-
-def real_caller_frame():
-    # this will return the frame of the first frame on the stack that does not belong to this module,
-    # so in the 'user' space
-    frame = inspect.currentframe()
-    frame_name = frame.f_globals.get("__name__")
-    frame = frame.f_back
-    while frame is not None and frame_name == frame.f_globals.get("__name__"):
-        frame = frame.f_back
-    return frame
-
-
-istr.type = type(istr(0))
-
-
-class istrModule(types.ModuleType):
-    def __call__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        return istr(*args, **kwargs)
-
-    def __setattr__(self, item, value):
-        setattr(istr, item, value)
-
-    def __getattr__(self, item):
-        return getattr(istr, item)
-
-
-if __name__ != "__main__":
-    sys.modules["istr"].__class__ = istrModule