Richard Hultgren yahoo.com> writes:
> I am learning Python slowly. I would like to begin learning all about how
> computers work from the bottom up. I have an understanding of binary code.
> Where should I go from here; can you suggest continued reading, on line or
> off to continue my educatio
Ken G. insightbb.com> writes:
> [...]
> Do I need to convert a numeric random number to a string number?
> [...]
Yes, as long as you open the file as "w" you need to use "repr()" [repr(int)].
If you want to save the integer, you need to open a file as "wb", write binary.
Check your documentation
Dave Angel ieee.org> writes:
> Once you have an *array* of integers, you have much more than 32 bits to
> work with. For example, with an array of size 10, you now have 320 bits
> to work with. He's just pointing out that it's a little bit awkward to
> address a group of bits that are not al
As`Kent Johnson pointed out, you don't need to convert anything to strings, etc.
An integer _is_ a bit array, and individual bits can be tested using the bitwise
operators. For your example, if A is an integer you can test bit 8 with:
if A & (1 << 8): dosomething
There is a simple example on the Py
