diff --git a/pywraps/py_idaapi.py b/pywraps/py_idaapi.py
index 893e66d..cf25d3c 100644
--- a/pywraps/py_idaapi.py
+++ b/pywraps/py_idaapi.py
@@ -694,8 +694,7 @@ class IDAPython_displayhook:
             storage.append(str(item))
 
     def _print_hex(self, x):
-        s = hex(x)
-        return s[0:-1] if s.endswith("L") else s
+        return hex(x).rstrip('L')
 
     def displayhook(self, item):
         if item is None or type(item) is bool: