converting hex number contained in a string to an integer

[Jarkko Torppa]

In article <8ing7d$o6r$1 at nnrp2.deja.com>, ejfc at my-deja.com wrote:
>Hello all,
>
>I have a string containing a number. This is an
>hex number. How can I convert this to an integer?
...
>How can I do this? I am sure it is really easy,
>but I am just beginnig with
>Python.

>>> eval('0x32')
50
>>> import string
# Forces base to 16(hex)
>>> string.atoi('32',16)
50
# Guesses base from leading characters
>>> string.atoi('0x32',0)
50

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