Pack data into binary string in Python [closed]

Question

Using the PHP pack() function, I have converted a string into a binary hex representation:

pack('H*', $SECURE_SECRET)

How can I get the same result in Python? I tried struct.pack, but the result is not the same.

Paolo Moretti · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-25 10:09:19Z

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pack('H*', $value) converts hexadecimal numbers to binary:

php> = pack('H*', '41424344')
'ABCD'

In Python, you can use binascii.unhexlify to get the same result:

>>> from binascii import unhexlify
>>> unhexlify('41424344')
>>> 'ABCD'

answered Oct 25, 2012 at 10:09

Paolo Moretti

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