Convert two character string to its hex value in Python

Question

I want to convert "0d" to 0xd or "ff" to 0xff.

I have tried hex("0d")

possible duplicate of [Convert hex string to int in Python](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/209513/convert-hex-string-to-int-in-python) — AncientSwordRage, Feb 12 '15 at 15:54

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 12 '15 at 14:48

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Do base conversion as 16, the second operand to int takes the base value of the number you need to convert

>>> a = "0d"
>>> int(a,16)
13
>>> hex(int(a,16))
'0xd'
>>> a = "ff"
>>> int(a,16)
255
>>> hex(int(a,16))
'0xff'

answered Feb 12 '15 at 14:48

Bhargav Rao

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