Python/conversions/hexadecimal_to_decimal.py

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hex_table = {hex(i)[2:]: i for i in range(16)} # Use [:2] to strip off the leading '0x'
def hex_to_decimal(hex_string: str) -> int:
"""
Convert a hexadecimal value to its decimal equivalent
#https://www.programiz.com/python-programming/methods/built-in/hex
>>> hex_to_decimal("a")
10
>>> hex_to_decimal("12f")
303
>>> hex_to_decimal(" 12f ")
303
>>> hex_to_decimal("FfFf")
65535
>>> hex_to_decimal("-Ff")
-255
>>> hex_to_decimal("F-f")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Non-hexadecimal value was passed to the function
>>> hex_to_decimal("")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Empty string was passed to the function
>>> hex_to_decimal("12m")
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
ValueError: Non-hexadecimal value was passed to the function
"""
hex_string = hex_string.strip().lower()
if not hex_string:
raise ValueError("Empty string was passed to the function")
is_negative = hex_string[0] == "-"
if is_negative:
hex_string = hex_string[1:]
if not all(char in hex_table for char in hex_string):
raise ValueError("Non-hexadecimal value was passed to the function")
decimal_number = 0
for char in hex_string:
decimal_number = 16 * decimal_number + hex_table[char]
return -decimal_number if is_negative else decimal_number
if __name__ == "__main__":
from doctest import testmod
testmod()