Python ord() Function
Python Built-in FunctionsDescription
The ord() function is the counterpart of the chr() function (for 8-bit ASCII strings) or the unichr() function (for Unicode objects). It takes a character (a string of length 1) as a parameter and returns the corresponding ASCII value or Unicode value. If the given Unicode character exceeds the range defined in your Python, it will raise a TypeError exception.
Syntax
The following is the syntax of the ord() function:
ord(c)
Parameters
- c -- A character.
Return Value
The return value is the corresponding decimal integer.
Examples
The following shows an example of using the ord() function:
>>>ord('a')
97
>>> ord('b')
98
>>> ord('c')
99