Converting string to short in python

Question

Generally there is a parallel between Java and Python in how strings are converted to numbers

int x = Integer.parseInt(a, 2); //java
x = int(a,2) # python

But it does not seem to work for short

short x = Short.parseShort(a, 2); //java
x = short(a,2) # does not work in python

Does anyone know how to get short to work?

Answer 1

There is no short data type in Python. Just use int.