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Python ord() Function: Use, Syntax, and Examples

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Python ord() function

The ord() function is a library function in Python, it is used to get an integer representing the Unicode character from given character value, it accepts a character and returns an integer i.e., it is used to convert a character to an integer or it is used to get the ASCII value (Unicode value) of a given character.

Consider the below example with sample input/output values:

Input:
val = 'A'
print(ord(val))
    
Output:
65

Syntax

The following is the syntax of ord() function:

ord(character)

Parameter(s):

The following are the parameter(s):

• character – character value to be converted in an integer value.

Return Value

The return type of ord() function is <class 'int'>, it returns an integer value of given character.

Python ord() Example 1: Convert character to integer / ASCII code of the character

# python code to demonstrate an example
# of ord() function

val = "A"
print("ASCII code of", val, "is =", ord(val))

val = "x"
print("ASCII code of", val, "is =", ord(val))

val = "@"
print("ASCII code of", val, "is =", ord(val))

val = "8"
print("ASCII code of", val, "is =", ord(val))

Output

ASCII code of  A  is =  65
ASCII code of  x  is =  120
ASCII code of  @  is =  64
ASCII code of  8  is =  56

Python ord() Example 2: Print ASCII codes of the string characters

# python code to demonstrate an example
# of ord() function

# string
x = "Hello, World!"

# Printing ASCII code of each character
for i in x:
    print(i, ord(i))

Output

H 72
e 101
l 108
l 108
o 111
, 44
  32
W 87
o 111
r 114
l 108
d 100
! 33