a 32 bit number to integer

[Ricardo Quesada]

Hi,

In python 2.0, this number was an integer:
0x88776655

but in python 2.4 it is a long (every number > 0x7fffffff it is a long)

in python 2.4, is there a way to convert that number to a integer
(notice that it only occupies 32 bits) ?


thanks,
riq.

 

[Paul Rubin]

0x88776655

but in python 2.4 it is a long (every number > 0x7fffffff it is a long)

in python 2.4, is there a way to convert that number to a integer
(notice that it only occupies 32 bits) ?

It would be -2005440939 but that's maybe not what you want.

 

[Dave Hansen]

Hi,

In python 2.0, this number was an integer:
0x88776655

but in python 2.4 it is a long (every number > 0x7fffffff it is a long)

in python 2.4, is there a way to convert that number to a integer
(notice that it only occupies 32 bits) ?

Well, the sign bit's gonna be set no matter what. But the following
might work for you...
return int(0x80000000 - x)


Regards,
-=Dave