How to convert a string to hex?

[Remco Gerlich]

Jens Arnfelt wrote in comp.lang.python:
> Is there any easy way to go the other way, like convert hex number
> "0x26100511FFFF" to a string with the the following value: "26100511FFFF"
> ?

x = 0x26100     # (your example is too large for my computer)

y = "0x%x" % x  # String formatting "%x" formatter makes hex numbers

y is now "0x26100".

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