Re: to_hex() for negative inputs

On 24.01.23 14:10, Dean Rasheed wrote:
> I also think it might be useful for it to gain a couple of boolean options:
>
> 1). An option to output a signed value (defaulting to false, to
> preserve the current two's complement output).

I find the existing behavior so strange, I would rather give up and
invent a whole new function family with correct behavior, which could
then also support octal and binary, and perhaps any base. This could be
something generally named, like "convert" or "format".

> 2). An option to output the base prefix "0x" (which comes after the
> sign, making it inconvenient for the user to add themselves).

This could also be handled with a "format"-like function.