Binary, Bytes, and Bitwise Operators in Python

Course Description

Skill level: intermediate

In this course, you'll learn how to use Python's bitwise operators to manipulate individual bits of data at the most granular level. With the help of hands-on examples, you'll see how you can apply bitmasks and overload bitwise operators to control binary data in your code.

Binary, Bytes, and Bitwise Operators in Python

1. Binary, Bytes, and Bitwise Operators in Python (Overview)

2. Binary Numbers

3. Exercise: Convert Binary to Decimal

4. Bitwise Math

5. Number Representations

6. Python Integers

7. Python Bitwise AND, OR, and NOT

8. Python Bitwise Shifts

9. Exercise: Emulate an Unsigned Byte

10. Bitwise in Practice: Flipping Bits

11. Exercise: Set, Clear, and Check Bits

12. Bitwise in Practice: Circuit Simulation

13. Exercise: Build a Half Adder

14. Byte Order and Bit Packing

15. Bitwise Operator Overloading

16. Exercise: Overload Bitwise Operators

17. Binary, Bytes, and Bitwise Operators in Python (Summary)

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