How do I specify hexadecimal and octal integers?

To specify an octal digit, precede the octal value with a zero. For example, to set the variable “a” to the octal value “10” (8 in decimal), type:

>>> a = 010
>>> a
8

Hexadecimal is just as easy. Simply precede the hexadecimal number with a zero, and then a lower or uppercase “x”. Hexadecimal digits can be specified in lower or uppercase. For example, in the Python interpreter:

>>> a = 0xa5
>>> a
165
>>> b = 0XB2
>>> b
178

If you have the integer value in a string, you can use int with the base set to zero to convert using the above rules:

>>> int("10", 0)
10
>>> int("010", 0)
8
>>> int("0x10", 0)
16

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