[Tutor] Binary math?

[Bill Mill]

Danny,

I didn't know that int() trick; that's a nice one. Thanks for showing that.

Peace
Bill Mill
bill.mill at gmail.com


On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 11:01:01 -0700 (PDT), Danny Yoo
<dyoo at hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, Jeff Peery wrote:
> 
> > will python work with binary math?
> 
> Hi Jeff,
> 
> Just to clarify: most computers work on the principle of binary.  There's
> a layer of abstraction that hides the bit-twiddling from us.  When we say
> something like 42, the computer is using a bit pattern to represent the
> number 42:
> 
>     42   <====>  101010
> 
>                 (2**5 + 2**3 + 2**1)
> 
> Python (and most computer systems) will do work using the bit-patterns,
> and a separate program converts those bit-patterns back into a decimal
> representation that's comfortable for humans.
> 
> 
> > i.e., add subtract binary numbers? is there a specific type that I have
> > to use to define a binary number? thanks.
> 
> What are you trying to do?  If you're trying to understand how binary math
> works, I'd recommend looking at "Code":
> 
>     http://www.charlespetzold.com/code/index.html
> 
> And if you have a string with the proper bit pattern, then you can use the
> int() builtin:
> 
> ###
> >>> int('101010', 2)
> 42
> ###
> 
> But I have to admit: I'm still a little confused at what you're asking.
> Please tell us more why you're trying to do binary arithmetic, so we can
> give better help.
> 
> Good luck to you!
> 
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