what about unsigned and signed 8 bits number, 16 bits, etc??

[sarmin kho]

Hi Pythoners,
 
When it is an integer number, what is the range of the integer number and long integer number??
 
do we have typecasting of 8bits or 16bits signed and unsigned number in python?
 
the python script i m working on would need to typecast the number it reads from a hardware. this number would then be typecasted according to its type before further processing. the typecasting is in form of signed 8bits and 16bits number. how do i do this in python??
 
any helps, please..
 
many thanks
sarmin

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