shawn bright wrote:
> lo there all,
>
> i am reading a binary file with open('myfile', 'rb')
>
> then i do a read(1) to read one byte. cool so far.
>
> but how do i read the individual bits of a byte
>
> i mean if i have a = read(1)
>
> how do i know what the msb of a is ?
>
> i need to know because i have to see if the msb is set and i also need
> to know the value of the next bit.
Well, you know the value of the MSB is...
1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128
so if you divide the value by 128, and get a 1 and not a 0, then it's set.
People commonly write functions to make binary lists from values.
-Luke
>
> any tips would be greatly appreciated.
>
> thanks
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