Convert int to raw data in python

Question

I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I can't find and answer.

How can I convert an integer to raw data?

Here's an example of what I'd like to do, convert 0x41424344 to 'ABCD'?

I know chr(0x41) = 'A', but what's the python way of converting an int to a full raw data buffer?

Thanks in advance.

Jon Clements · Accepted Answer · 2013-10-20 18:30:17Z

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In Python 3:

>>> (0x41424344).to_bytes(4, 'big')
b'ABCD'

In Python 2.x - you could use struct:

>>> struct.pack('>i', 0x41424344)
'ABCD'

answered Oct 20, 2013 at 18:30

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