Defining a color in python

Question

I have a question that may be straight forward, or may be impossible to answer, I'm not sure. I'm wondering how I can define a color in python.

For example, I would like to simply do this:

myColor = #920310

However, using the '#' sign in python automatically comments anything following. Is there a way around this? Thank you and sorry if this question is very simple

Answer 1

If you want it as a string, do

myColor = '#920310'

If you actually want it to be a Color object, you can do something like

myColor = Color('#920310')

and interpret it in Color's constructor.

If the question is can you make # not be interpreted as a comment, then the answer is no. If # wasn't a comment, it wouldn't be Python any more.

You could define your own, Python-like language where a # after an = wouldn't mean a comment (since that's not valid Python anyway) and it wouldn't break any code, but you wouldn't be able to use the # syntax elsewhere without breaking code.

Answer 2

myColor = int('920310', 16) #as an integer (assuming an RGB color in hex)

myColor = '#920310' #as a string

from collections import namedtuple
Color = namedtuple("Color", "R G B")
myColor = Color(0x92, 0x03, 0x10)
#as a namedtuple

There are lots of things you could be looking for, and equally many ways to use it. Ultimately, it depends on how you want to use this color.