How to convert hex into a string using Python

There are a few ways depending on the Python version you have on your computer.

Python 2

1. >>> "(HexValue)".decode("hex") 
2. 'string' 
3.  
4. >>> "7368616b6564".decode("hex") 
5. 'shaked' 

Python 2 + 3

1. >>> bytearray.fromhex("HexValue").decode() 
2. 'string' 
3.  
4. >>> bytearray.fromhex("7368616b6564").decode() 
5. 'shaked' 

Python 3

1. >>> bytes.fromhex('HexValue').decode('utf-8') 
2. 'string' 
3.  
4. >>> bytes.fromhex('7368616b6564').decode('utf-8') 
5. 'shaked' 

You can also use Print to convert hex values to text (Add () in print Python 3)

1. >>> print "HexValues" 
2. 'string' 
3.  
4. >>> print "\x73 \x68 \x61 \x6b \x65 \x64" 
5. 'shaked' 

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