[Tutor] How to convert an integer into a binary?

alan.gauld@bt.com alan.gauld@bt.com
Wed, 8 Aug 2001 12:06:15 +0100


> How can I convert an interger into a binary code in Python?

I assume you mean to print it as a binary number?
It is already stored in binary internally!

To print it try something like:
>>> x = 42
>>> while x > 0:
...    i = x&1
...    print i,
...    x = x >>1
...
0 1 0 1 0 1

HTH,

Alan G.