Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> writes:
>> Is this right?
>>
>> n = int('0xC0A8', 16)
>> if n >= 0xffff:
>> n -= 0x10000
> No.
Oops, I meant n >= 0x7fff. Checking the sign bit.
Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes:
> Yes, as long as the input value doesn't exceed 0x1ffff. This is
> probably better:
>
> n = int('0xc0a8'16) & 0xffff
Yeah, I was relying on the specification that the input was 16 bits.
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