{"id":"hexspeak-no-negative-handling","text":"`to_hexspeak` does not handle negative integers; `hex()` on a negative int produces `\"-0x...\"`, so the `[2:]` slice would retain the `x` and produce an invalid result rather than raising an error.","truth_value":"IN","source":"entries/2026/06/06/hexspeak-solution.md","source_url":"","source_hash":"","justifications":[],"dependents":[],"metadata":{},"created_at":"","updated_at":"","reviewed_at":"","verified_at":"","retracted_at":"","explanation":{"steps":[{"node":"hexspeak-no-negative-handling","truth_value":"IN","reason":"premise"}]}}