I wrote this simple function: def padded_hex(i, l): given_int = i given_len = l hex_result = hex(given_int)[2:] # remove '0x' from beginning of str num_hex_chars = len(hex_result) extra_zeros = '0' * (given_len - num_hex_chars) # may not get used.. return ('0x' + hex_result if num_hex_chars == given_len else '?' * given_len if num_hex_chars > given_len else '0x' + extra_zeros + hex_result if num_hex_chars < given_len else None) Examples: padded_hex(42,4) # result '0x002a' hex(15) # result '0xf' padded_hex(15,1) # result '0xf' Whilst this is clear enough for me and fits my use case (a simple test tool for a simple printer) I can't help thinking there's a lot of room for improvement and this could be squashed down to something very concise. What other approaches are there to this problem? Continue reading...
