When I call this function:
def check_bit4(input):
mask = "0b010"
desired = input & mask
if desired > 0:
return "on"
else:
return "off"
This error appears:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "python", line 9, in <module>
File "python", line 3, in check_bit4
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for &: 'int' and 'str'
I searched, but did not find a solution to the error
Is trying to do a bitwise operation with inteiro and a string ? That does not make sense, do you agree?
I think what you want is something like:
def check_bit4(input):
mask = 0b010
desired = input & mask
if desired > 0:
return "on"
else:
return "off"
print(check_bit4(0b1)) # off
print(check_bit4(0b1111)) # on
print(check_bit4(0b1010)) # on
Now, a suggestion: to make functions a bit more generic.
Example - A function that gives the value of the bit n of a number: (Python3)
def bit(n,input):
n=n-1
return (input & 2**n) // 2**n
bit(1,3) # 1
bit(2,3) # 1
bit(3,3) # 0