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Re: format_binary

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On 23 Sep 2026 23:09:14 GMT, Stefan Ram wrote:

> Like,
>
>    ''.join( f'{i:08b}' for i in flag )
>
> ?

    def format_binary(n : int) :
        assert n >= 0
        return \
            "".join \
              (
                chr(ord("0") + (n & 1 << i != 0))
                for i in range(math.floor(math.log(max(n, 1)) / math.log(2)), -1, -1)
              )
    #end format_binary

Sample results:

    ldo@theon:python_try> ./format_binary 15
    15 => 0b1111
    ldo@theon:python_try> ./format_binary 16
    16 => 0b10000
    ldo@theon:python_try> ./format_binary 17
    17 => 0b10001

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''.join([bin(i)[2:].zfill(8) for i in flag]) Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-24 06:42 +0800
  Re: ''.join([bin(i)[2:].zfill(8) for i in flag]) ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) - 2026-09-23 23:09 +0000
    Re: format_binary Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-24 02:01 +0000
      Re: format_binary Jon Ribbens <jon+usenet@unequivocal.eu> - 2026-09-24 06:57 +0000
    Re: ''.join([bin(i)[2:].zfill(8) for i in flag]) Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-25 23:25 +0800

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