Convert an Byte string or string to an integer in Python

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I have both a string and Bytes types in my Python program and I am looking to convert it to a number or the corresponding Ascii character. the has a value of 11000000 and the has a value b'11000000' I have tried using the struct to convert the bytes type but I received an error saying it required a length of one. However, it is 1 byte long.

I have looked at other questions but none seem to work. It's the value of the byte I'm looking for. Can anyone suggest the best way to convert one of these to an integer or a char? Thank you

Have you tried `int(a, 2)`? – Jon Clements Jan 26 '15 at 23:08 — Jon Clements, Jan 26 '15 at 23:08
I would recommend the advanced method `sum(j< – Joran Beasley Jan 26 '15 at 23:15 — Joran Beasley, Jan 26 '15 at 23:15

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 26 '15 at 23:09

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Just convert to an integer with base 2 argument:

print chr(int(b'11000000', 2)) # the À character

answered Jan 26 '15 at 23:09

Malik Brahimi

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