Writing a string.ishex function

[Aahz]

In article <mailman.935.1263499719.28905.python-list at python.org>,
D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy at druid.net> wrote:
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>try: x = isinstance(s, int) and s or int(s, 0)
>except ValueError: [handle invalid input]

Why aren't you using the ternary?
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