Python oct() function

Python oct() function

The oct() function in Python converts an integer number to an octal string prefixed with “0o”.

Syntax

oct(x)

Parameter

x: This parameter represents an Integer Number

Return

This function returns an octal string.

Example 1

# Python program explaining
# the oct() function
num= 128
oct_val = oct(num)
print("The octal value for",num,"is",oct_val)

Output

The octal value for 128 is 0o200

Example 2

# Python program explaining
# the oct() function
print("The octal representation of the ascii value 'r' is " + oct(ord('r')))
# For 23, Hexadecimal is 0x17
print("The octal representation of the binary: " + oct(0x17))

Output

The octal representation of the ascii value 'r' is 0o162
The octal representation of the binary: 0o27