Hex to int conversion error

[John Roth]

"Adam Ritter" <temporary_addr at hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> When I try to convert an 8 digit hex number to an integer, I get a
> ValueError.  Why doesn't it convert back correctly?  I have the string
> '0xdeadbeaf' stored in a textbox and I would like it's integer value.  I
> would convert it to a long, but I need to pack it to send as a 4 byte
> integer through a socket to a C program.  Any ideas?
>
> >>>int(0xdeadbeaf)
> -559038801
> >>>int(hex(int(0xdeadbeaf)) ,16)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
>    File "<stdin>", line 1, in ?
> ValueError: int() literal too large: 0xdeadbeaf
>
> Nick

Please see PEP 237. If the timeline in that PEP is still valid,
the meaning will change in Release 2.4.

John Roth