function ord() would get the int value of the char. and in case you want to convert back after playing with the number, function chr() does the trick
>>> ord('a') 97 >>> chr(97) 'a' >>> chr(ord('a') + 3) 'd' >>> On Apr 4, 2005 9:16 AM, Chi Tai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > how can i make an integer value from a character value like this. > > string = "Hallo" > integerval = string[0] > i = integerval + 2 #this does not work because integerval is not an > integer value > > i want the in integervalue the intvalue of the hexvalue 0x48 ( the > character-value of "H") > Is there a simple possibility ? > > Chi-Tai > > _______________________________________________ > Python-win32 mailing list > Python-win32@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32 > _______________________________________________ Python-win32 mailing list Python-win32@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-win32