Python ascii()

 text = 'Pythön is interesting' 
# replace ö with its ascii value print(ascii(text)) # Output: 'Pyth\xf6n is interesting' 
 

ascii() Syntax

The syntax of ascii() is:

 ascii(object)

ascii() Parameter

The ascii() method takes in a single parameter:

• object - can be a python list, set, tuple, etc

ascii() Return Value

The ascii() method returns:

• printable equivalent character for a non-printable character in object

Example 1: Python ascii()

 text1 = '√ represents square root' 
# replace √ with ascii value print(ascii(text1))
 text2 = 'Thör is coming' 
# replace ö with ascii value print(ascii(text2))

Output

 '\u221a represents square root' 'Th\xf6r is coming'

In the above example, we have used the ascii() method to replace non-printable characters with their corresponding ascii value.

The method replaces:

• √ with \u221a in text1
• ö with \xf6n in text2

Example 2: ascii() with a List

 list = ['Python', 'öñ', 5] 
# ascii() with a list print(ascii(list))

Output

 ['Python', 'Pyth\xf6\xf1', 5]

In the above example, we have used the ascii() method with a list. The method replaces the non-ascii characters ö with \xf6 and ñ with \xf1.

Example 3: ascii() with a Set

 set = {'Π', 'Φ', 'η'} 
// ascii() with a set print(ascii(set))

Output

 {'\u03b7', '\u03a0', '\u03a6'}

In the above example, we have used the ascii() method with a set.

The method takes the individual non-printable characters in the set as arguments and replaces them with their corresponding ascii values.

Example 4 : ascii() with a Tuple

 tuple = ('ö', '√', '¶','Ð','ß' ) 
// ascii() with a tuple print(ascii(tuple))

Output

 ('\xf6', '\u221a', '\xb6', '\xd0', '\xdf')

Here, we have used the ascii() method with a tuple. The method changes the individual non-printable characters in the tuple to their printable ascii values.

Also Read:

• Python chr()
• Python id()
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