On Jan 14, 3:52 pm, chandra <chyav...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I am new to Python and could not find a function along the lines of
> string.ishex in Python. There is however, a string.hexdigits constant
> in the string module. I thought I would enhance the existing modlue
> but am unsure how I should go about it. Specifically, I have attempted
> this much:
> ---cut---
> #! /usr/bin/python
> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
>
> import string
>
> def ishex(string):
> ishex = False
> for i in string:
> if i in string.hexdigits:
> ishex = True
> else:
> ishex = False
> break
> return ishex
> ---cut---
>
> Can someone help me get further along please?
>
> Thanks.
better would be:
def ishex(s):
for c in s:
if c not in string.hexdigits:
return False
return True
Iain
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