Python Documentation Function oct

Function defined in library builtins

oct(number)

Returns the octal representation of an integer as a string.

The octal number starts with the prefix '0o' so that the resulting string is a valid numeric literal in Python.

Parameters

numberinteger number to convert to octal

Return

Octal representation of the integer

Examples

Code

oct(8)

Result

'0o10'

Code

oct(-8)

Result

'-0o10'

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