def format_hex(i, num_bytes=4, prefix='0x'):
    """ Format hexidecimal string from decimal integer value

    >>> format_hex(42, num_bytes=8, prefix=None)
    '0000002a'
    >>> format_hex(23)
    '0x0017'
    """
    prefix = str(prefix or '')
    i = int(i or 0)
    return prefix + '{0:0{1}x}'.format(i, num_bytes)
Format hexidecimal string from decimal integer value

    >>> format_hex(42, num_bytes=8, prefix=None)
    '0000002a'
    >>> format_hex(23)
    '0x0017'