title: Treat String as Hex Python
body: <p>How can I treat a string which is a hexadecimal number as a hexadecimal number? For example, I am loading in a file of hexadecimal numbers but Python is loading the file in as a string. Is it possible to get Python to treat the hexadecimal numbers in the file as hexadecimal numbers? I'm using Python 2.7</p>
  
  <p>Thanks!</p>