How to XOR two strings that contain hex numbers in python?

Question

I have looked for an answer online, but none of them seem to solve my problem in my way (I know, I\'m picky :D).

Here\'s the deal: I am using the string type to store tw

Answer 1

Python can hold your values as numbers.

See this for proof,

>>> hex(int(S1, 16))[2:-1] == S1
True

I'm simply adjusting the string, removing '0x' from the beginning and L from the end.

For your answer all you need to do is,

hex(int(S1, 16) ^ int(S2, 16))