chr / ord

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:30:00 -0800, Sean McIlroy wrote:

> hello
> 
> how do i say "chr" and "ord" in the new python? 

"chr" and "ord".



> the functions below (which work in 2.6.6) 

Can I borrow your time machine, there's some lottery numbers I want to 
get.

There is no Python 2.6.6. The latest version of 2.6 is 2.6.4.


> show what i'm trying to do. thanks if you can help.
> 
> def readbytes(filepath):
>     return [ord(x) for x in open(filepath,'rb').read()]
> 
> def writebytes(numbers,filepath):
>     open(filepath,'wb').write(''.join([chr(x) for x in numbers]))


Have you tried them in "the new Python" (whatever that is...)? What do 
they do that isn't what you expect?


-- 
Steven