[Numpy-discussion] Propose modification to binary_repr

[Travis E. Oliphant]

David Huard wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The current behavior of numpy's binary_repr is the following:
>
> >>> binary_repr(1,width=2)
> '01'
>
> >>> binary_repr(0,width=2)
> '0'
>
> This seems inconsistent and I'd suggest always padding with zeros to 
> make sure that the return string always has length=width.
>
> Objections ?
>
This sounds like a good idea.   I don't think it would break anything, 
but it would be good to test.

-Travis O.

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