Use int which converts a string to an int, inside a list comprehension, like this:

desired_array = [int(numeric_string) for numeric_string in current_array]
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Use int with base=16 for conversion, and list comprehension for output list:

[int(num, base=16) for num in nums]

Example:

In [376]: nums = ['02', '01', '03', '01', '04', 'ab', 'cd']                                                                                                                                                 

In [377]: [int(num, base=16) for num in nums]                                                                                                                                                               
Out[377]: [2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 171, 205]
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You can use a list comprehension for this

>>> data = ['02', '01', '03', '01', '04', '01', '05', '01', '06', '01', '07', '01', '08', '01', '09', '01', '0a', '01', '0b', '01', '0c', '01', '0d', '01', '0e', '01', '0f', '01', '10', '01', '11', '01', '12', '01', '13', '01', '14', '01', '03', '02', '04', '02', '05', '02', '06', '02', '07', '02', '08', '02', '09', '02', '0a', '02', '0b', '02', '0c', '02', '0d', '02', '0e', '02', '0f', '02', '10', '02', '11', '02', '12', '02', '13', '02', '14', '02', '04', '03', '05', '03', '06', '03', '07', '03', '08', '03', '09', '03', '0a', '03', '0b', '03', '0c', '03', '0d', '03', '0e', '03', '0f', '03', '10', '03', '11', '03', '12', '03', '13', '03', '14', '03', '05', '04', '06', '04', '07', '04', '08', '04', '09', '04', '0a', '04', '0b', '04', '0c', '04', '0d', '04', '0e', '04', '0f', '04', '10', '04', '11', '04', '12', '04', '13', '04', '14', '04', '06', '05', '07', '05', '08', '05', '09', '05', '0a', '05', '0b', '05', '0c', '05', '0d', '05', '0e', '05', '0f', '05', '10', '05', '11', '05', '12', '05', '13', '05', '14', '05', '07', '06', '08', '06', '09', '06', '0a', '06', '0b', '06', '0c', '06', '0d', '06', '0e', '06', '0f', '06', '10', '06', '11', '06', '12', '06', '13', '06', '14', '06', '08', '07', '09', '07', '0a', '07', '0b', '07', '0c', '07', '0d', '07', '0e', '07', '0f', '07', '10', '07', '11', '07', '12', '07', '13', '07', '14', '07', '09', '08', '0a', '08', '0b', '08', '0c', '08', '0d', '08', '0e', '08', '0f', '08', '10', '08', '11', '08', '12', '08', '13', '08', '14', '08', '0a', '09', '0b', '09', '0c', '09', '0d', '09', '0e', '09', '0f', '09', '10', '09', '11', '09', '12', '09', '13', '09', '14', '09', '0b', '0a', '0c', '0a', '0d', '0a', '0e', '0a', '0f', '0a', '10', '0a', '11', '0a', '12', '0a', '13', '0a', '14', '0a', '0c', '0b', '0d', '0b', '0e', '0b', '0f', '0b', '10', '0b', '11', '0b', '12', '0b', '13', '0b', '14', '0b', '0d', '0c', '0e', '0c', '0f', '0c', '10', '0c', '11', '0c', '12', '0c', '13', '0c', '14', '0c', '0e', '0d', '0f', '0d', '10', '0d', '11', '0d', '12', '0d', '13', '0d', '14', '0d', '0f', '0e', '10', '0e', '11', '0e', '12', '0e', '13', '0e', '14', '0e', '10', '0f', '11', '0f', '12', '0f', '13', '0f', '14', '0f', '11', '10', '12', '10', '13', '10', '14', '10', '12', '11', '13', '11', '14', '11', '13', '12', '14', '12', '14', '13']
>>> [int(i, base=16) for i in data]
[2, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5, 1, 6, 1, 7, 1, 8, 1, 9, 1, 10, 1, 11, 1, 12, 1, 13, 1, 14, 1, 15, 1, 16, 1, 17, 1, 18, 1, 19, 1, 20, 1, 3, 2, 4, 2, 5, 2, 6, 2, 7, 2, 8, 2, 9, 2, 10, 2, 11, 2, 12, 2, 13, 2, 14, 2, 15, 2, 16, 2, 17, 2, 18, 2, 19, 2, 20, 2, 4, 3, 5, 3, 6, 3, 7, 3, 8, 3, 9, 3, 10, 3, 11, 3, 12, 3, 13, 3, 14, 3, 15, 3, 16, 3, 17, 3, 18, 3, 19, 3, 20, 3, 5, 4, 6, 4, 7, 4, 8, 4, 9, 4, 10, 4, 11, 4, 12, 4, 13, 4, 14, 4, 15, 4, 16, 4, 17, 4, 18, 4, 19, 4, 20, 4, 6, 5, 7, 5, 8, 5, 9, 5, 10, 5, 11, 5, 12, 5, 13, 5, 14, 5, 15, 5, 16, 5, 17, 5, 18, 5, 19, 5, 20, 5, 7, 6, 8, 6, 9, 6, 10, 6, 11, 6, 12, 6, 13, 6, 14, 6, 15, 6, 16, 6, 17, 6, 18, 6, 19, 6, 20, 6, 8, 7, 9, 7, 10, 7, 11, 7, 12, 7, 13, 7, 14, 7, 15, 7, 16, 7, 17, 7, 18, 7, 19, 7, 20, 7, 9, 8, 10, 8, 11, 8, 12, 8, 13, 8, 14, 8, 15, 8, 16, 8, 17, 8, 18, 8, 19, 8, 20, 8, 10, 9, 11, 9, 12, 9, 13, 9, 14, 9, 15, 9, 16, 9, 17, 9, 18, 9, 19, 9, 20, 9, 11, 10, 12, 10, 13, 10, 14, 10, 15, 10, 16, 10, 17, 10, 18, 10, 19, 10, 20, 10, 12, 11, 13, 11, 14, 11, 15, 11, 16, 11, 17, 11, 18, 11, 19, 11, 20, 11, 13, 12, 14, 12, 15, 12, 16, 12, 17, 12, 18, 12, 19, 12, 20, 12, 14, 13, 15, 13, 16, 13, 17, 13, 18, 13, 19, 13, 20, 13, 15, 14, 16, 14, 17, 14, 18, 14, 19, 14, 20, 14, 16, 15, 17, 15, 18, 15, 19, 15, 20, 15, 17, 16, 18, 16, 19, 16, 20, 16, 18, 17, 19, 17, 20, 17, 19, 18, 20, 18, 20, 19]

When you convert to int there is a second parameter that specifies the base, 16 in this case for hex.

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Nice solution, a few suggestions:

  • The function name convert_to_int_array seems too general. Consider a more specific name, for example, extract_numbers, or something similar.
  • There is no need to initialize results_as_array to None.
  • Mapping a list of strings to integers:
    for index in range(0, len(results_as_array)):
        results_as_array[index] = int(results_as_array[index].strip())
    return results_as_array
    
    looks like the job for map:
    return list(map(int, results_as_array))
    
    Since the result of map is a generator, it needs to be converted to a list with list.
  • Tests: I noticed this line:
    draw_result = "04-15-17-25-41" # change to "01-12 + 08-20" or "04-15-17-25-41" or "03-23-27-34-37, Mega Ball: 13" to test
    
    testing by changing draw_result manually it is time-consuming. A better way would be to keep the tests in a dictionary and to use assert. For example:
    tests = {
          "04-15-17-25-41": [4, 15, 17, 25, 41],
          "01-12 + 08-20": [1, 12, 8, 20],
          "03-23-27-34-37, Mega Ball: 13": [3, 23, 27, 34, 37]
    }
    
    for lottery_string, expected_output in tests.items():
          assert expected_output == convert_to_int_array(lottery_string)
    
    If you want to explore more "unit testing" have a look at unittest.

Alternative approach:

  1. Remove , Mega Ball: 13 if exists
  2. Extract all numbers with a regular expression
import re

def extract_numbers(draw_result):
    draw_result = draw_result.split(',')[0]
    matches = re.findall(r'\d+', draw_result)
    return list(map(int, matches))
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Marc's answer is an excellent option if you don't care about validation.

If you need to be somewhat sure that the given string represents one of the known formats, then you can pre-bind a match method in a list of pre-compiled regular expressions:

import re
from typing import Iterable

lottery_searches = [
    re.compile(pat).match
    for pat in (
        r'^(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+), Mega Ball.*$',
        r'^(\d+)-(\d+) \+ (\d+)-(\d+)$',
        r'^(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+)-(\d+)$',
    )
]


def lottery_string_to_ints(lottery: str) -> Iterable[int]:
    for search in lottery_searches:
        match = search(lottery)
        if match:
            return (int(g) for g in match.groups())

    raise ValueError(f'"{lottery}" is not a valid lottery string')

with output

In[2]: tuple(lottery_string_to_ints('03-23-27-34-37, Mega Ball: 13'))
Out[2]: (3, 23, 27, 34, 37)

In[3]: tuple(lottery_string_to_ints('01-12 + 08-20'))
Out[3]: (1, 12, 8, 20)

In[4]: tuple(lottery_string_to_ints('04-15-17-25-41'))
Out[4]: (4, 15, 17, 25, 41)

In[5]: tuple(lottery_string_to_ints('04-15'))
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "262933.py", line 20, in lottery_string_to_ints
    raise ValueError(f'"{lottery}" is not a valid lottery string')
ValueError: "04-15" is not a valid lottery string
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