Converting an Integer to ASCII Characters in Python

In Python, working with integers and characters is a common task, and there are various methods to convert an integer to ASCII characters. ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a character encoding standard that represents text in computers. In this article, we will explore some simple and commonly used methods for converting an integer to ASCII characters in Python.

Using For Loop

In this example, the below code initializes an integer, `integer_value`, to 72, then iterates through a list containing this value using a for loop, converting each element to its ASCII character representation using `chr()` and appending it to the string `ascii_char`.

i = 72
ascii_char = ""

for num in [i]:
    ascii_char += chr(num)

print(ascii_char)

H

Using chr() Function

In this example, below code assigns the ASCII character representation of the integer value 72 to the variable `ascii_char` using the `chr()` function, and then prints the result with a label. In this case, the output will be "Using chr() Function: H".

i = 72
ascii_char = chr(i)

print(ascii_char)

H

Using List Comprehension

In this example, below code uses list comprehension to create a list containing the ASCII character representation of the integer value 72 and then joins the characters into a string using `join()`. Finally, it prints the result with a label.

i = 72
ascii_char = ''.join([chr(i)])

print(ascii_char)

H

An Integer To Ascii Characters Using map() Function

In this example, below code applies the `chr()` function using `map()` to convert the integer value 72 to its ASCII character representation, then joins the characters into a string using `join()`. The result, 'H', is printed along with a label: "Using map() Function: H".

i = 72
ascii_char = ''.join(map(chr, [i]))

print(ascii_char)

H

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