Python – convert signed int to bytes

this code works fine:

an_int = 5
a_bytes_big = an_int.to_bytes(2, 'big')
print(a_bytes_big)

but when i change an_int to -5, i get the following error:

a_bytes_big = an_int.to_bytes(2, ‘big’)

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OverflowError: can’t convert negative int to unsigned

how can I convert signed int without getting error?

>Solution :

error messgae is clear , if your vaue includes signs you need to pass signed =True when you convert it to bytes:

an_int = -5
a_bytes_big = an_int.to_bytes(2, 'big', signed =True)
print(a_bytes_big)