How compare hex numbers?

[Andreas Jung]

--On Samstag, 14. Dezember 2002 11:41 +0000 Gustaf Liljegren 
<gustafl at algonet.se> wrote:

> I'm trying to compare one hex number with another to see which is bigger:
>
> U = hex(U)
> if U < '0x10000':

'0x10000' is *NOT* a hex number. It is just a string.
You should compare it:

if U < 0x10000:......


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