[Python-Dev] %b format?

[Eric S. Raymond]

Barry A. Warsaw <barry@digicool.com>:
> 
> >>>>> "GW" == Greg Wilson <Greg.Wilson@baltimore.com> writes:
> 
>     GW> I would like to add a "%b" format for converting numbers to
>     GW> binary format (1's and 0's).
> 
> For completeness, wouldn't you also want a binary integer literal so
> your students could write binary numbers in their code?  And what
> about a binary() operator a la hex()?

Barry is correct.  If we're going to do this, we ought to do it right and
support binary on a par with decimal, hex, and octal.  I favor this.
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