python convert base 16 to any base code example

Example: how to convert from base 2 to base 10 in python

def getBaseTen(binaryVal):
	count = 0

	#reverse the string
    binaryVal = binaryVal[::-1]

    #go through the list and get the value of all 1's
	for i in range(0, len(binaryVal)):
    	if(binaryVal[i] == "1"):
            count += 2**i
    
    return count