what if i dont want a 32 bit int?

[jerry smith]

what if all i want is really just an 8 bit or 16 bit number?
so if i do this

i=0x80
i=~i
print '%x' %i
ffffff7f

that is too many leading f's so i have to have an anding mask
of  i & ff? is there any alternative? to select how much space i
want to dedicate for a python object to be stored as?
also a special thanks goes out to Eugene for his help from before :)

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