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^C is 3 - Skaperen - Aug-04-2018
if you have "^C", what Python code can give the value 3 for it? ord('\n') gives 10, but ord('^C') does not give 3. this is because len("^C") is 2 and ord() only works with strings that have a len() of 1.
RE: ^C is 3 - DeaD_EyE - Aug-04-2018
Yes, try
list(map(ord, '^C'))Then you'll get 2 numbers.
RE: ^C is 3 - Gribouillis - Aug-04-2018
I would say:
def myord(c):
if len(c) == 2 and c[0] == '^':
return ord(c[1]) - ord('@')
else:
return ord(c)
print(myord('^C'))Links: caret notation, ascii control characters.
RE: ^C is 3 - Skaperen - Aug-05-2018
but there is nothing built into Python to do this. i think i will implement superord() that does everything (but not the laundry).