New submission from Ofek Lev: https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#int.to_bytes
To convert an int to the exact number of bytes required, the docs recommend "x.to_bytes((x.bit_length() // 8) + 1, ...)". This is incorrect when length is a multiple of 8, e.g. 296. The correct way is "x.to_bytes((x.bit_length() + 7) // 8, ...)". ---------- assignee: docs@python components: Documentation messages: 279641 nosy: Ofekmeister, docs@python priority: normal severity: normal status: open title: int.to_bytes docs logic error type: enhancement versions: Python 3.3, Python 3.4, Python 3.5, Python 3.6, Python 3.7 _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue28553> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
