Python/conversions/decimal_to_hexadecimal.py
Jasper 3b63857b65 added automated doctest to decimal_to_hexadecimal.py in conversions (#1071)
* added automated doctest to decimal_to_hexadecimal.py in conversions

* improved error handling and added more test cases in decimal_to_hexadecimal.py

* implemented 0x notation and simplified AssertionError

* fixed negative notation and added comparison test against Python hex function
2019-07-26 18:28:32 +02:00

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""" Convert Base 10 (Decimal) Values to Hexadecimal Representations """
# set decimal value for each hexadecimal digit
values = {
0:'0',
1:'1',
2:'2',
3:'3',
4:'4',
5:'5',
6:'6',
7:'7',
8:'8',
9:'9',
10:'a',
11:'b',
12:'c',
13:'d',
14:'e',
15:'f'
}
def decimal_to_hexadecimal(decimal):
"""
take integer decimal value, return hexadecimal representation as str beginning with 0x
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(5)
'0x5'
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(15)
'0xf'
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(37)
'0x25'
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(255)
'0xff'
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(4096)
'0x1000'
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(999098)
'0xf3eba'
>>> # negatives work too
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(-256)
'-0x100'
>>> # floats are acceptable if equivalent to an int
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(17.0)
'0x11'
>>> # other floats will error
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(16.16) # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError
>>> # strings will error as well
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal('0xfffff') # doctest: +ELLIPSIS
Traceback (most recent call last):
...
AssertionError
>>> # results are the same when compared to Python's default hex function
>>> decimal_to_hexadecimal(-256) == hex(-256)
True
"""
assert type(decimal) in (int, float) and decimal == int(decimal)
hexadecimal = ''
negative = False
if decimal < 0:
negative = True
decimal *= -1
while decimal > 0:
decimal, remainder = divmod(decimal, 16)
hexadecimal = values[remainder] + hexadecimal
hexadecimal = '0x' + hexadecimal
if negative:
hexadecimal = '-' + hexadecimal
return hexadecimal
if __name__ == '__main__':
import doctest
doctest.testmod()