How to convert an int to a hex string?

Question

I want to take an integer (that will be <= 255), to a hex string representation

e.g.: I want to pass in 65 and get out \'\\x41\', or

Answer 1

Try:

"0x%x" % 255 # => 0xff

or

"0x%X" % 255 # => 0xFF

Python Documentation says: "keep this under Your pillow: http://docs.python.org/library/index.html"