Fixed width integer types (e.g. uint32) in Python

Question

Certain mathematical operations, especially on data read from hardware drivers, can depend on fixed width of the data type. Example: bitwise shift. What is the Pythonic way of c

Answer 1

For interfacing with hardware we normally use the struct standard library - specifically struct.pack and struct.unpack not only are fixed widths handled but also endianess issues. See the python 2 or python 3 library manuals.