def number_to_string(number):
    '''number_to_string(long)

    Create a starting string.
    Translate the number into the string.
    Return the string.'''
    string = str()
    while number > 1:
        string = chr(number % 256) + string
        number /= 256
    return string
number_to_string(long)

    Create a starting string.
    Translate the number into the string.
    Return the string.
recipes/Python/440627_Encoding_A_String/recipe-440627.py