Close #16665: improve documentation for hex(). Patch by Jessica McKellar.

pitrou · pitrou · commit 8bc7ef63a4e8 · 2014-03-16T02:13:07.000+01:00
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -617,9 +617,19 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
 
 .. function:: hex(x)
 
-   Convert an integer number to a hexadecimal string. The result is a valid Python
-   expression.  If *x* is not a Python :class:`int` object, it has to define an
-   :meth:`__index__` method that returns an integer.
+   Convert an integer number to a lowercase hexadecimal string
+   prefixed with "0x", for example:
+
+      >>> hex(255)
+      '0xff'
+      >>> hex(-42)
+      '-0x2a'
+
+   If x is not a Python :class:`int` object, it has to define an __index__()
+   method that returns an integer.
+
+   See also :func:`int` for converting a hexadecimal string to an
+   integer using a base of 16.
 
    .. note::
 
