ch03

ch03/binary.py

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+"""
+6 / 2 = 3 (remainder: 0)
+3 / 2 = 1 (remainder: 1)
+1 / 2 = 0 (remainder: 1)
+List of remainders: 0, 1, 1.
+Reversed is 1, 1, 0, which is also the binary repres. of 6: 110
+"""
+
+n = 39
+remainders = []
+while n > 0:
+    remainder = n % 2  # remainder of division by 2
+    remainders.append(remainder)  # we keep track of remainders
+    n //= 2  # we divide n by 2
+
+remainders.reverse()
+print(remainders)