[Tutor] How can I convert a bin string to a hex string?

[Rafael Sousa]

Thanks! That's exactly what I need!

I wonder: Is there anything that Python doesn't have a module for?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Danny Yoo" <dyoo at hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu>
To: "rafael.sousa" <rafael.sousa at netcabo.pt>
Cc: <tutor at python.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Tutor] How can I convert a bin string to a hex string?


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> On Thu, 9 Oct 2003, rafael.sousa wrote:
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> > Such as the binary contents of a jpeg image?
> >  I'm writing the code to dynamically create a RTF (Rich Text Format)
> > document. In order to insert a picture, it's recommended in the
> > specification that its contents are written in hex.
> >  I read the binary content to a regular python string, but then I would
> > need to convert it to another string, this time in hex (which would
> > naturally have the double of the length of the original bin string).
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> Hi Rafael,
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> Ah, then the 'binascii' module should be suitable for this:
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>     http://www.python.org/doc/lib/module-binascii.html
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> The binascii.hexlify() function should be exactly what you're looking for.
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> Good luck!
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>