parsing integers through serial

i realise basic question, i've spent last couple of days trying figure out myself , have figured total lack of basic low-lvl programming telling me not skip on fundamentals.

problem need parse integer value python on computer arduino diecimila through serial connection , i'm amazingly confused when i'm parsing strings, bits, bytes, integers , whatever other types there are.

what need value between 700 , 2400 (pwm ms signal) , i'd parse 2 bytes instead of 4 character string containing numbers, can't seem figure out how convert integer in python 2 bytes can send arduino , convert them value again?

i've missed obvious in case i'm sorry wasting time haven't been able find documentation make sense of.

thanks in advance.
cheers

usually send 1 byte @ time on serial.

what send on larger values this:

to send:
unsigned int value = 65535;
byte databyte1 = value & b11111111;
byte databyte2 = (value >> & b11111111;
serial.print(databyte1);
serial.print(databyte2);

to read:

byte databyte1 = serial.read();
byte databyte2 = serial.read();
unsigned int value = databyte1;
value = value | (databyte2 << ;

or, little bit shorter if like:
unsigned int value = 65535;
serial.print(value & 0xff);
serial.print((value >> & 0xff);

and
unsigned int value = serial.read() | serial.read() << 8;

this arduino code, , data types, because i'm not sure how in python. hope you'll idea , write python code yourself.

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